PLANTS Profile for Ilex glabra (inkberry)

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PLANTS Profile

Ilex glabra (L.) A. Gray
inkberry

Symbol:

ILGL

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Aquifoliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Ilex glabra (L.) A. Gray

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Distribution:
Ilex glabra (L.) A. Gray


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, LA, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA), CAN (NS)

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

View 2 genera in Aquifoliaceae, 39 species in Ilex

Classification:
Ilex glabra (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 glabra (L.) A. Gray – inkberry

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ilex glabra (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.

Connecticut:
inkberry		Threatened
Maine:
ink-berry		Threatened
New York:
gallberry		Exploitably Vulnerable
Pennsylvania:
ink-berry		Extirpated

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

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW-,FACW

FACW-

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Ilex glabra (L.) A. Gray

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller	Low		Low				Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Ilex glabra (L.) A. Gray

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

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 27981.

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

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

AL-Trees of Alabama and the Southeast

AR-University of Arkansas Horticulture

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

FL-University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service

LA-Louisiana Ecosystems and Plant Identification

MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

NC-Plant Fact Sheet (NCSU)

OH-Ohio State University

OR-Landscape Plants (OSU)

UK-Plants For A Future

USDI FWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program

University of Connecticut Plant Database

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

Virginia Tech Dendrology

Time Generated: 08/26/2009 08:24 AM MDT