NameThatPlant.net: Ilex ambigua

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ilex ambigua FAMILY Aquifoliaceae Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Carolina Holly at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ilex ambigua FAMILY Aquifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 112-01-006a:

Ilex ambigua var. ambigua FAMILY Aquifoliaceae

COMMON NAME:
Carolina Holly

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ilex ambigua FAMILY Aquifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ilex ambigua FAMILY Aquifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 112-01-006a:
Ilex ambigua var. ambigua FAMILY Aquifoliaceae

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Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Usually dioecious

Habitat: Sandy upland forests, dry slope forests, rarely in pocosin ecotones in the fall-line sandhills region, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White/Greenish-white
4-merous (5-merous?)
Usually unisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
Drupe

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