Ilex amelanchier

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Ilex amelanchier, the Swamp Holly, is a rare[1] species of holly from southeastern North America.[2] It is a close relative of Mountain Holly (Ilex mucronata) which formerly was placed in a monotypic genus Nemopanthus. I. amelanchier grows near water, for example on streambanks.[1]

The dull red berries appear in October to November, and may persist until the following spring.[1]

Its native range is limited to the Atlantic coastal plain and gulf coastal plain,[1] and extends as far south as Florida, as far west as Louisiana, and as far north as North Carolina.[2]


Read about Ilex amelanchier in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Ilex amelanchier, Curtis. Deciduous shrub to 6 ft.: lvs. oblong, subacute, serrate, pubescent, 1 ½ - 3 in. long: staminate fls. several on a common peduncle: fr. dull red, large; nutlets strongly 3-ribbed on back. Va. to La.—Hardy.


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