Biology:Ilex longipes

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Short description: Species of holly

Ilex longipes
Ilex longipes.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Aquifoliales
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex
Species:
I. longipes
Binomial name
Ilex longipes
Chapm. ex Trel.

Ilex longipes, commonly called the Georgia holly,[2] is a species of plant in the holly family. It is native to the southeastern United States , where it has a patchy distribution.[3] It is typically found in upland forests.[4]

Ilex longipes is a large shrub or small tree. It produces small white flowers in the spring and red berries in the fall.[5]

It has a similar appearance to Ilex cuthbertii and Ilex decidua, which it is sometimes considered a variety of.

References

  1. Stritch, L. (2018). "Ilex longipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T122927459A122927609. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T122927459A122927609.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/122927459/122927609. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. "Ilex longipes". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ILLO. Retrieved 1 January 2018. 
  3. "Ilex longipes", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Ilex%20longipes.png, retrieved 1 January 2018 
  4. Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States". http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm. 
  5. Texas Native Plant Database

Wikidata ☰ Q17247945 entry