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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ilex longipes
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ilex longipes
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ilex longipes
SYNONYMOUS WITH Systematic study of Ilex ambigua, Ilex decidua and related taxa (Krakow, 1989)
Ilex longipes var. longipes
SYNONYMOUS WITH Trees, Shrubs, Woody Vines of north Florida & adjacent GA & AL (Godfrey, 1988)
Ilex decidua var. longipes
SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Ilex longipes
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 112-01-004b:
Ilex decidua var. longipes FAMILY Aquifoliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Ilex longipes
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ilex longipes
COMMON NAME:
Georgia Holly, Chapman's Holly
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_i_longipes9605_1
September Dade County GA
Cloudland Canyon State Park
Fruits globose or nearly so, on pedicels as long as 30mm, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_i_longipes9605_3
September Dade County GA
Cloudland Canyon State Park
Leaves broadest above the middle, upper surface glabrous except near the veins, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ilex longipes
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ilex longipes
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ilex longipes
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Systematic study of Ilex ambigua, Ilex decidua and related taxa (Krakow, 1989)
Ilex longipes var. longipes
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Trees, Shrubs, Woody Vines of north Florida & adjacent GA & AL (Godfrey, 1988)
Ilex decidua var. longipes
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Ilex longipes
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 112-01-004b:
Ilex decidua var. longipes
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Ilex longipes
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ilex longipes
2586
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Usually dioecious
Habitat: Upland forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in GA Mountains & GA Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
White/Greenish-white
5-merous (4-merous?)
Usually unisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red or rarely yellow
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p248?
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p171
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p087
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p078
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p305
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p174
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