Ilex glabra (Linnaeus) A. Gray. Section: Glabra. Little Gallberry, Inkberry. Phen: May-Jun; Sep-Nov. Hab: 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. Dist: NS and ME south to s. FL, west to e. LA and barely w. LA (Pointe Coupee Parish).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, Fl7, G, GW2, K3, K4, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tx, Va, WH3, Clark (2023), Godfrey (1988)
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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