Taxon

Ilex coriacea

Ilex coriacea - large gallberry, sweet gallberry, bay gallbush
Image: Payton, Gregory - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: large gallberry, sweet gallberry, bay gallbush
Family: Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution: s.e. United States
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 6
Life form: Evergreen shrub
Comments: A large version of inkberry, Ilex glabra. Has 2" dark green leaves. Grows natively in swampy sites in Virginia to Florida where it forms stoloniferous colonies. Female plants have black fruit in the presence of a male pollinator. Best grown in masses in sun or shade.
Links: Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

Locations

  • 1: HOL: BJ23 (BJ23) • Accession: D2004-0615.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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