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Aquifoliaceae
Ilex

not marked as a favorite taxon Ilex cassine Linnaeus. Common name: Dahoon, Cassena. Phenology: May-Jun; Oct-Nov. Habitat: Blackwater stream swamps, pocosins, nearly always in very acid peaty or sandy sites. Distribution: Primarily a Southeastern Coastal Plain endemic: se. NC south to s. FL and west to se. TX; Bahamas, Cuba (González-Gutiérrez 2007), and Mexico.

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Section: Cassinoides.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: I. cassine is variable in leaf shape, sometimes approaching I. myrtifolia. Some populations in our area show intergradation with or poor differentiation from I. myrtifolia, lending some credibility to their treatment as varieties.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, GW2, S, S13, Clark (2023), Godfrey (1988); = Ilex cassine L. var. cassine — Fl7, RAB, WH3; = Ilex dahoon Walter; > Ilex cassine L. var. cassine — K4; > Ilex cassine L. var. latifolia Aiton — K4, Tx. Basionym: Ilex cassine L. 1753

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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image #1 of Ilex cassine© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Ilex cassine© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Ilex cassine© Joe MDO, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Joe MDO source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Ilex cassine© Joe MDO, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Joe MDO source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Ilex cassine© Mary Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) source CC-BY-NC-SA, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Ilex cassine© Mary Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) source CC-BY-NC-SA, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Ilex cassine© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Ilex cassine© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Ilex cassine© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Ilex cassine© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Ilex cassine© Joe MDO, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Joe MDO source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Ilex cassine© Alan Cressler: Ilex cassine, Green Swamp, Hilochee Wildlife Management Area, Lake County, Florida 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷

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native range: southeastern U.S. to Mexico & Cuba



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