Swamp holly | |
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1989 illustration [1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Aquifoliales |
Family: | Aquifoliaceae |
Genus: | Ilex |
Species: | I. amelanchier
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Binomial name | |
Ilex amelanchier
M.A.Curtis ex
Chapm.
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Natural range of Ilex amelanchier |
Ilex amelanchier, the swamp holly or sarvis holly, is a rare [3] species of holly from the southeastern United States. [4] It is a close relative of mountain holly ( Ilex mucronata) which used to be placed in a monotypic genus Nemopanthus. Ilex amelanchier grows near water, for example on streambanks. [3]
The dull red drupes appear in October to November, and may persist until the following spring. [3]
Its native range is limited to the Atlantic coastal plain and gulf coastal plain, [3] and extends as far south as Florida, as far west as Louisiana, and as far north as North Carolina. [4] [5] [6]