NameThatPlant.net: Ilex mucronata

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ilex mucronata FAMILY Aquifoliaceae Go to FSUS key

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Read about Nemopanthus and Ilex from Alan Weakley and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ilex mucronata FAMILY Aquifoliaceae

COMMON NAME:
Catberry, Nemopanthus

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ilex mucronata FAMILY Aquifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ilex mucronata FAMILY Aquifoliaceae

4216

Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Polygamo-dioecious [mostly dioecious, but with some bisexual flowers]

Habitat: bogs, sedge meadows, high elevation glades, and moist, high-elevation forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native north of the Carolinas

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Margins entire or nearly so

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Whitish
4-5 merous
4-5 petals
4-5 stamens
Unisexual or bisexual

Flowers in leaf axils

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Drupe

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