Ilex coriacea (Pursh) Chapman. Section: Glabra. Big Gallberry, Sweet Gallberry. Phen: Apr-May; Late Jul-Oct. Hab: Pocosins, more restricted to wet, peaty sites than I. glabra, though very often intermixed in their regions of co-occurrence. Dist: A Southeastern Coastal Plain endemic: se. VA south to c. peninsular FL and west to e. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, Fl7, G, GW2, K3, K4, RAB, S, Tx, Va, WH3, Clark (2023), Godfrey (1988); = Ilex lucida (Aiton) Torr. & A.Gray – S13
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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