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Search Term(s): Ilex verticillata   (1 record found)

AQUIFOLIACEAE
Holly Family
Ilex verticillata  (winterberry holly)   
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Synonym
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Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Ilex: Latin name for Holly genus; verticillata: referring to a whorl
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Shrub
Phenology (Flowering Period)
May-June
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Moist woodlands and tidal and non-tidal fresh water swamps and thickets
State Status
Common
Piedmont Status
Common
Coastal Plain Status
Common
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
Northern
Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
6
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
Primary food source for wintering Hermit Thrush; a host plant for Callophrys henrici (Henry's Elfin Butterfly); flowers are an important pollen and nectar source for bees.
Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
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Additional Info
Species is dioecious.
Habitats in which this plant occurs
Atlantic White Cedar Non-tidal Wetlands (Swamp)
Beach and Dune Habitats (Interdunal Wetlands, herbaceous, shrub, forested)
Black Ash Seepage Swamp
Forest Interior (Non-tidal Wetland Coastal Plain)
Forested Floodplains and Riparian Swamps (Coastal Plain)
Freshwater Shrub Tidal Wetlands
Freshwater Forested Tidal Wetlands
Isolated Non-tidal Forested Wetlands (Piedmont)
Isolated Non-tidal Forested Wetlands (Coastal Plain)
Peat Wetlands (Acidic Fens)
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