Ilex glabra (Linnaeus) A. Gray. Section: Glabra. Common name: Little Gallberry, Inkberry. Phenology: May-Jun; Sep-Nov. Habitat: Pine savannas, pine flatwoods, pocosin margins, swamps, primarily in wetlands, but extending upslope even into longleaf pine sandhills, with a clay lens or spodic horizon below to maintain additional moisture. Distribution: NS and ME south to s. FL, west to e. LA and barely w. LA (Pointe Coupee Parish).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, Fl7, G, GW2, K4, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tx, Va, WH3, Clark (2023), Godfrey (1988); Prinos glaber Linnaeus. Basionym: Prinos glaber L. 1753
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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Height: 5-8 ft.
plant sale text: Inkberry is an evergreen southeastern native shrub that has many uses in the landscape. Inkberry grows best in full sun, though it will tolerate a little bit of shade. It thrives in average to moist soils. Inkberry grows in pine savannahs and bogs, primarily in the coastal plains, from Nova Scotia to Texas. Its fruits have been documented as a valuable food source for at least fifty bird species.
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native range: eastern North America
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