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Ilex glabraIlex glabraIlex glabra

inkberry

Photograph(s) by*: USFWS BES, USFWS BES

Characteristics

Height: 6-10'
Spread: 6-10'
Flowers: May-Jun.; greenish white
Fruit: Sept.-Mar.; black; berry
Fall color: evergreen

Conditions *

Light: Full sun Partial shade Shade
Moisture: Dry Moist
Soil pH: 4.5-6
Soil type: Clay Loamy Sandy Organic

Habitat

forested seasonal wetlands, shrub swamps, sandy woods

Native to

Region: Coastal *
States: MD DE PA NY VA

Wildlife

Songbird Waterfowl Small mammal *
high wildlife value

Notes

berries persist through winter; male and female flowers on separate plants; tolerates some salt flooding; short cultivars (4-5') available

Evergreen


 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/383.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004