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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ilex cassine
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
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You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
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
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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).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_i_cassine_2
March
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_i_cassine_4
March
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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).
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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
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Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Usually dioecious
Habitat: blackwater stream swamps, pocosins, nearly always in very acid peaty or sandy sites, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in NC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaf margins entire or with a few spinose serrations
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White/Greenish-white
4-merous
4 sepals
4 petals
Usually unisexual
FRUIT:
Fall
Red
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p055
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p323?
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p410
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p175
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p129
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p087
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p075
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p231
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p218
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p192
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p172
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