Sweet Gallberry
Ilex coriacea
Summary 5
Ilex coriacea, sometimes known as Gallberry, is a shrub in the Holly family native to coastal areas in the United States from Virginia to Texas. It exists primarily as an understory plant in pine forests, and is sometimes stimulated by regular controlled burnings.
General description 6
Ilex coriacea (Pursh) Chapm.
Distribution
Wet pine flatwoods (WPF-T), wet pine savannas (SPS-T, SPS-RF).
Notes
Frequent. Apr–May ; Sep–Oct . Thornhill 261, 309 (NCSC). Specimens seen in the vicinity: Sandy Run [Neck]: Wilbur 53668, 63782 (DUKE!); Sandy Run [ O’Berry ]: Taggart SARU 104 (WNC!). [= RAB, Weakley]
Sources and Credits
- (c) Laura Clark, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Laura Clark
- (c) "<a href=""http://www.knps.org"">Kentucky Native Plant Society</a>. Scanned by <a href=""http://www.omnitekinc.com/"">Omnitek Inc</a>.", some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=ilco_001_avd.tif
- (c) "<a href=""http://www.wli.nrcs.usda.gov"">NRCS National Wetland Team, Fort Worth, TX</a>.", some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=ilco_003_avd.tif
- (c) "<a href=""http://nt.ars-grin.gov/"">ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory</a>. United States, GA, Homerville.", some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=ilco_002_ahp.tif
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilex_coriacea
- (c) Unknown, some rights reserved (<license>Public Domain</license>), http://eol.org/data_objects/31443901
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- World Flora Online
