NameThatPlant.net: Ilex decidua

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ilex decidua FAMILY Aquifoliaceae Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Possumhaw at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ilex decidua FAMILY Aquifoliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 112-01-004a:

Ilex decidua var. decidua FAMILY Aquifoliaceae

COMMON NAME:
Possumhaw, Possumhaw Holly

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ilex decidua FAMILY Aquifoliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ilex decidua FAMILY Aquifoliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 112-01-004a:
Ilex decidua var. decidua FAMILY Aquifoliaceae

738

Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Usually dioecious

Habitat: floodplain forests, less commonly on mesic (or even dry), upland slopes, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in Mountains)

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

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Margins crenate

FLOWER:
Spring
White/Greenish-white
5-merous (4-merous?)
Usually unisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red or rarely yellow
Drupe

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