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Ilex decidua

 
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Ilex decidua - possumhaw
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Common name: possumhaw
Family: Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution: s.-c. and s.e. United States
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments: A large deciduous shrub growing 20-30' tall. Periodic pruning can keep the plant smaller or train as a small tree. Leaves hold on the plant to late November. Rounded drupe on female plants colors red while leaves are still green, ripens in September and persists into winter.
Links: Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

Locations

  • 1: HOL: BF24 (BF24) • Accession: D1962-0084.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: HOL: BF27 (BF27) • Accession: D1990-0489.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 3: HOL: BG22 (BG22) • Accession: D1998-1086.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 4: HOL: BG24 (BG24) • Accession: D1962-0084.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 5: HOL: BG24 (BG24) • Accession: D1962-0084.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 6: HOL: BK28 (BK28) • Accession: D2007-0341.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 7: HOL: BK28 (BK28) • Accession: D2007-0341.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 8: HOL: BK28 (BK28) • Accession: D2007-0341.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 9: HOL: BK28 (BK28) • Accession: D2007-0341.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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