Ilex amelanchier M.A. Curtis ex Chapman. Section: "clade IV". 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).
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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native range: southeastern United States
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