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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ilex myrtifolia
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
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You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
Read more about Myrtle Holly at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ilex myrtifolia
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Trees, Shrubs, Woody Vines of north Florida & adjacent GA & AL (Godfrey, 1988)
Ilex myrtifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 112-01-002b:
Ilex cassine var. myrtifolia FAMILY Aquifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ilex myrtifolia
COMMON NAME:
Myrtle Holly, Myrtle-leaved Holly
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmimyrtifolia_fb1
May-June
Flowers similar to those of other hollies, appearing May-June, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm081009_073
October Dorchester County SC
Rigid leaves 1-4cm long and 3-7mm wide with revolute margin, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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JK Marlow jkm081009_075
October Dorchester County SC
Drupe red, occasionally yellow or orange, lustrous, globose, 5-8mm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmimyrtifo_powerlindbad
Month Unknown
Leaf blades linear or narrowly elliptical, bristle-tipped, margins revolute, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmimyrtifoli_powerlind1
Month Unknown
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ilex myrtifolia
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ilex myrtifolia
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Trees, Shrubs, Woody Vines of north Florida & adjacent GA & AL (Godfrey, 1988)
Ilex myrtifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 112-01-002b:
Ilex cassine var. myrtifolia
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ilex myrtifolia
737
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Usually dioecious
Habitat: Limesink (doline) ponds, pocosins, wet pine savannas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in GA & SC (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, occasionally yellow or orange
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
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p087
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p079
- 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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