| Swamp Holly | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
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Apparently Secure (NatureServe) |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Aquifoliales |
| Family: | Aquifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Ilex |
| Species: | I. amelanchier |
| Binomial name | |
| Ilex amelanchier |
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Ilex amelanchier, the Swamp Holly, is a rare [1] species of holly from southeastern North America.[2] It is a close relative of Mountain Holly (Ilex mucronata) which formerly was placed in a monotypic genus Nemopanthus. I. amelanchier grows near water, for example on streambanks.[1]
The dull red berries appear in October to November, and may persist until the following spring.[1]
Its native range is limited to the Atlantic coastal plain and gulf coastal plain,[1] and extends as far south as Florida, as far west as Louisiana, and as far north as North Carolina.[2]