Ilex montana Torr. & A.Gray

Mountain winterberry (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Aquifoliales > Aquifoliaceae > Ilex

Characteristics

Shrub or small tree to 10 m; lvs ovate or lance-ovate, 6–12 cm, broadest near the middle, conspicuously acuminate, rather sharply serrate with ascending or salient teeth; pedicels shorter than the subtending petioles; fls 4–5(6)-merous, the sep and pet ciliate; fr red, 6 mm thick; nutlets grooved on the back; 2n=40. Mt. woods; May, June. Var. montana (I. monticola), occurring from w. Mass. to N.C., has the lvs usually at least twice as long as wide, glabrous beneath or only sparsely pubescent (especially along the veins), the sep glabrous except for the ciliate margins. Var. mollis (A. Gray) Britton, occurring from Ky. to Ga. and Ala. has the lvs commonly less than twice as long as wide, velvety-pubescent beneath, and the cal villous. (I. beadlei)
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 8.0 - 11.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Emollient (unspecified)
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Images

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Distribution

Ilex montana world distribution map, present in United States of America

Conservation status

Ilex montana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:127936-2
WFO ID wfo-0001078500
COL ID 3PFPV
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ilex montana Ilex ambigua var. monticola Ilex montana f. rotundifolia Ilex montana var. montana Ilex amelanchier var. monticola Ilex ambigua var. montana

Lower taxons

Ilex montana var. lanceolata Ilex montana var. beadlei