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Gallberry

Ilex glabra

Summary 7

Ilex glabra, also known as Appalachian Tea, Dye-leaves, Evergreen Winterberry, Gallberry, Inkberry, is a species of evergreen holly native to Eastern North America in the United States and Atlantic Canada. Its native range is from Florida north to Nova Scotia and the southern Ohio and Mississippi Valleys. This plant is often used as an ornamental plant. Gallberry nectar is the source of a pleasant honey that is popular in the southern United States.

General description 8

Ilex glabra (L.) A. Gray

Distribution

Mesic pine savannas (MPS-CP), wet pine flatwoods (WPF-T), wet pine savannas (SPS-T, SPS-RF, WLPS, VWLPS).

Notes

Abundant. May–Jun ; Sep–Nov . Thornhill 43, 135, 171, 186, 237 (NCSC). Specimens seen in the vicinity: Sandy Run [Neck]: Wilbur 53701 (DUKE!); Sandy Run [Patterson]: Taggart SARU 50 (WNC!). [= RAB, Weakley]

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Mary Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/38514062@N03/7237421512
  2. (c) Mary Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7099/7237421512_08dbbd1df4_o.jpg
  3. (c) Homer Edward Price, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3204/2970022844_a7328b0393_o.jpg
  4. (c) Jason Sharp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7220/7313912340_1d0cf9f49e_o.jpg
  5. (c) Ingrid P. Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/services/media.php?env=botany&irn=10303493
  6. (c) Ingrid P. Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/services/media.php?env=botany&irn=10305076
  7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilex_glabra
  8. (c) Unknown, some rights reserved (<license>Public Domain</license>), http://eol.org/data_objects/31443091

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