Taxon

Ilex amelanchier

 
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Ilex amelanchier - sarvis holly, swamp holly
Image: Payton, Gregory - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: sarvis holly, swamp holly
Family: Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Synonym: Ilex dubia
Distribution: s.e. United States
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 6
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments: Sarvis holly (or swamp holly) is a rare endemic, growing into a large shrub or small tree between 12-36' tall with white blooms in April and May. In North Carolina, it has been recorded in just seven counties. It is native to the coastal plains from North Carolina to Louisiana, usually found in sandy swamps, wet woods or stream banks. It has a low tolerance for calcium carbonate, preferring moist sandy to clay soils. The deciduous dull pale green leaves are ovate and inconspicuously toothed. It is easy to overlook this plant as it resembles a tupelo (Nyssa spp.) more than serviceberry(Amelanchier spp.) as the species epithet would suggest. Both a male and female plant of this holly need to be present and in bloom at the same time for berries to be produced.
Links: Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture • World Flora Online

Locations

  • 1: AZA: BE14 (BE14) • Accession: D2014-0871.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: AZA: BE14 (BE14) • Accession: D2014-0871.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: AZA: BE14 (BE14) • Accession: D2014-0871.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 4: AZA: BE14 (BE14) • Accession: D2014-0871.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 5: AZA: BE14 (BE14) • Accession: D2014-0871.005 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 6: AZA: BE14 (BE14) • Accession: D2014-0871.006 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 7: BCS: BC10 (BC10) • Accession: D2014-0871.009 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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