Ilex decidua Walter

Possumhaw (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Aquifoliales > Aquifoliaceae > Ilex

Characteristics

Shrub or small tree to 10 m, with glabrous twigs; lvs oblanceolate to narrowly obovate, 3–7 cm, rounded or obtuse at the tip, finely crenulate, narrowly cuneate at base, glabrous above, pubescent at least along the midvein beneath; fls in small peduncled fascicles, often on dwarf branches, 4–5-merous; sep entire; fr red; nutlets grooved on the back; 2n=40. Swamps and wet woods, chiefly on the coastal plain; D.C. to Fla. and Tex., n. in the interior to s. Ind., s. Ill., and s. Mo. May. (I. longipes)
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5
Mature height (meter) 6.25 - 8.0
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 3-4
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 1-5
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses environmental use material
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Ilex decidua leaf picture by gene jones (cc-by-sa)
Ilex decidua leaf picture by gene jones (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Ilex decidua fruit picture by Izzy Chafin (cc-by-sa)
Ilex decidua fruit picture by Kenneth Coutch (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ilex decidua world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Conservation status

Ilex decidua threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30032254-2
WFO ID wfo-0001078525
COL ID 3PFCN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ilex tenuifolia Ilex prionites Ilex aestivalis Ilex decidua Ilex curtissii Prinos deciduus Ilex decidua var. decidua Ilex decidua var. curtissii Ilex decidua var. urbana

Lower taxons

Ilex decidua var. mulleri