Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Aquifoliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ilex verticillata
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
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Read more about Downy Winterberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ilex verticillata
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 112-01-007:
Ilex verticillata
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Downy Winterberry, Black-alder
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JK Marlow jkm210603_0974
June Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Staminate flowers 3-25, in short pedunculate cymes in the leaf axils, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm0507g_10
July Pocahontas County WV
Cranberry Glades Botanical Area
Leaf base usually tapered, tip pointed, venation conspicuous, texture firm, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_ilex_verticillata_2
October
Dense clusters of bright red berries on short stalks, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
Sam Pratt sbp_2118
October Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
A multi-stemmed shrub, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ilex verticillata
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ilex verticillata
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 112-01-007:
Ilex verticillata
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae