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Aquifoliaceae
Ilex

not marked as a favorite taxon Ilex amelanchier M.A. Curtis ex Chapman. Common name: Sarvis Holly. Phenology: Apr-May; Oct-Nov (-Apr). Habitat: Banks of blackwater creeks and rivers, clay-based Carolina bays, other pine flatwoods ponds with seasonally flooded hydrology. Distribution: A Southeastern Coastal Plain endemic: se. NC south to the FL Panhandle and west to se. LA (reports from se. VA appear to be based on confusion of material); disjunct in w. LA (Vernon Parish).

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Section: "clade IV".

ID notes: The fruits are sometimes persistent until the following spring; the species is perhaps most conspicuous in the winter, when the dull red fruits can be easily seen.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, Fl7, G, GW2, K4, RAB, S, S13, WH3, Clark (2023), Godfrey (1988), Krakow (1989). Basionym: Ilex amelanchier M.A.Curtis ex Chapm. 1860

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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image #1 of Ilex amelanchier© Milo Pyne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Milo Pyne source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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image #4 of Ilex amelanchier© Alvin Diamond, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alvin Diamond source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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image #8 of Ilex amelanchier© Milo Pyne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Milo Pyne source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Ilex amelanchier© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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native range: southeastern United States



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