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| color = lightgreen
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|familia=Aquifoliaceae
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| name = Inkberry
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|genus=Ilex
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|species=glabra
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|taxo_author=(L.) Gray
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|common_name=Evergreen Winterberry, Bitter Gallberry, Inkberry
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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|lifespan=perennial
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| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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|features=evergreen
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| classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
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| ordo = [[Aquifoliales]]
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| familia = [[Aquifoliaceae]]
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|image=Inkberry Ilex glabra 'Compacta' Leaves 3008px.jpg
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| genus = ''[[Ilex]]''
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| species = '''''I. glabra'''''
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|image_caption='Compacta' leaves
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| binomial = ''Ilex glabra''
 
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'''''Ilex glabra''''', also known as '''Appalachian Tea''', '''Dye-leaves''', '''Evergreen Winterberry''', '''Gallberry''', '''Inkberry''', is a species of [[holly]] native to the Eastern and the South Central [[United States]] and southern [[Canada]] ([[Nova Scotia]]).<ref>[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ILGL USDA Plants Profile: ''Ilex glabra'']</ref> This plant is often used as an [[ornamental plant]]. Gallberry nectar is the source of a pleasant honey that is popular in the southern United States.
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Ilex glabra, Gray (Prinos glaber, Linn.). Inkberry. Winterberry. Much-branched upright shrub, to 8 ft.: lvs. obovate to oblanceolate, obtuse, with few obtuse teeth toward the apex, glabrous, 1-2 in. long: fls. 5—8-merous. June. Mass, to Fla., west to Miss.
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==Cultivation==
  
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'''''Ilex verticillata''''', also known as '''Appalachian Tea''', '''Dye-leaves''', '''Evergreen Winterberry''', '''Gallberry''', '''Inkberry''', is a species of [[holly]] native to the Eastern and the South Central United States. This plant is often used as a [[ornamental plant]].
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
 
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*[http://hcs.osu.edu/pocketgardener/source/description/il_labra.html The Ohio State University: ''Ilex glabra'']
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*[http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/i/ilegla/ilegla1.html UConn Plant Database: ''Ilex glabra'']
 
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*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ILGL USDA Plants Profile: ''Ilex glabra'']
 
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Latest revision as of 20:18, 18 March 2010


'Compacta' leaves


Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Cultivation
Features: ✓ evergreen
Scientific Names

Aquifoliaceae >

Ilex >

glabra >

(L.) Gray >


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Ilex glabra, also known as Appalachian Tea, Dye-leaves, Evergreen Winterberry, Gallberry, Inkberry, is a species of holly native to the Eastern and the South Central United States and southern Canada (Nova Scotia).[1] This plant is often used as an ornamental plant. Gallberry nectar is the source of a pleasant honey that is popular in the southern United States.


Read about Ilex glabra in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Ilex glabra, Gray (Prinos glaber, Linn.). Inkberry. Winterberry. Much-branched upright shrub, to 8 ft.: lvs. obovate to oblanceolate, obtuse, with few obtuse teeth toward the apex, glabrous, 1-2 in. long: fls. 5—8-merous. June. Mass, to Fla., west to Miss.


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Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

Gallery

  • photo 1

  • photo 2

  • photo 3

References

  1. ↑ USDA Plants Profile: Ilex glabra

External links


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