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|familia=Aquifoliaceae
|genus=Ilex
|species=glabra
|taxo_author=(L.) Gray
|common_name=Evergreen Winterberry, Bitter Gallberry, Inkberry
|lifespan=perennial
|features=evergreen
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
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|image=Inkberry Ilex glabra 'Compacta' Leaves 3008px.jpg
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|image_caption='Compacta' leaves
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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. L.B.C. 5:450.
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==
| genus = ''[[Ilex]]''
==Gallery==
| binomial = ''Ilex glabra''
| binomial_authority = ([[L.]]) [[Gray]]
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://hcs.osu.edu/pocketgardener/source/description/il_labra.html The Ohio State University: ''Ilex glabra'']
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