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Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray
common winterberry

       
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Photo of Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray

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Synonyms:
Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray

  ILBR Ilex bronxensis Britton
  ILFA Ilex fastigiata E.P. Bicknell
  ILVEC Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray var. cyclophylla B.L. Rob.
  ILVEF Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray var. fastigiata (E.P. Bicknell) Fernald
  ILVEP Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray var. padifolia (Willd.) Torr. & A. Gray ex S. Watson
  ILVET Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray var. tenuifolia (Torr.) S. Watson
 

Distribution:
Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray

View 2 genera in Aquifoliaceae, 39 species in Ilex
 

Classification:
Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Celastrales
Family Aquifoliaceae – Holly family
Genus Ilex L. – holly
Species Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray – common winterberry
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Arkansas:
winterberry holly              Threatened
Iowa:
winterberry              Endangered
New York:
black alder              Exploitably Vulnerable
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,OBL FACW+ FACW FACW+ NO NO OBL* NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27985.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

FL-University of Florida Horticulture (USFS Fact Sheet)

MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

NC-Plant Fact Sheet (NCSU)

NRCS-Midwestern Wetland Flora

NY-Brooklyn Botanic Garden

OH-Ohio State University Pocket Gardner

OH-Plant Dictionary (Ohio State University)

UK-Plants For A Future

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology Fact Sheet

WI-University of Wisconsin Freckmann Herbarium

 
 
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