Ilex myrtifolia Walter. Section: Cassinoides. Myrtle Holly. Phen: May-Jun; Oct-Nov. Hab: Limesink (doline) ponds, pocosins, wet pine savannas. Dist: A Southeastern Coastal Plain endemic: se. NC south to n. peninsular FL and west to e. LA (and possibly se. TX?).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: See I. cassine for comments about these two taxa.
Synonymy: = GW2, K3, K4, S, S13, Tx, Clark (2023), Godfrey (1988); = Ilex cassine L. var. myrtifolia (Walter) Sarg. – Fl7, RAB, WH3
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
Heliophily ?: 6
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© Alan Cressler: Ilex myrtifolia, fruit, Pond RND 72, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Panacea Unit, Wakulla County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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