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Read more about Dahoon at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ilex cassine var. cassine   FAMILY Aquifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 112-01-002a:

Ilex cassine var. cassine   FAMILY Aquifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Ilex cassine

COMMON NAME:
Dahoon, Cassena, Dahoon Holly

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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_702

        

Gordon Murphy    agmimg_5967

January    Colleton County    SC

Donnelley Wildlife Management Area

Fruit a globose shiny red drupe about 3/8" in diameter, sepals persisting, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_i_cassine_2

March        

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_i_cassine_4

March        

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmicassine_twigrushbay1

May-June?    Berkeley-Charleston Counties    SC

Flowers in axillary clusters. Petals and sepals usually 4, sometimes 5, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmicassine_twigrushbay2

Month Unknown    Berkeley-Charleston Counties    SC

Leaves 1.25-4" or more long; margins entire or with 1+ teeth near the tip, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

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

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ilex cassine var. cassine   FAMILY Aquifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 112-01-002a:
Ilex cassine var. cassine   FAMILY Aquifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ilex cassine