Ilex verticillata
Bright red berries add color to the winter landscape
Ilex verticillata winterberry
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Habitat & Range
Common in swamps, bogs, wet woods and moist shores.
Present throughout the state.
Wetland codes
EMP: | FACW |
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NCNE: | FACW |
Phenology
Flowers mid May to June.
Fruits October to winter.
Plant Codes
S-rank: S5 (Secure)
G-rank: G5 (Secure)
Ilex verticillata winterberry
Ilex verticillata gallery
Plant Life-Form
deciduous shrub
Common Names
winterberry
winterberry holly