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|common_name=Possumhaw | |||
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'''''Ilex decidua''''' ('''Meadow Holly''', also called '''"[[possumhaw]]"''', '''"[[deciduous holly]]"''' or '''"[[swamp holly]]"''') is a species of [[holly]] native to the [[United States]]. | |||
[[File:Ilex decidua 1.JPG|thumb|left|Leaves of ''Ilex decidua'']] | |||
Distinguishing features of this species are [[crenate]] [[leaf]] margins and [[fruit]]ing [[Pedicel (botany)|pedicels]] that are 2-8 mm long.<ref name="Duncan">{{cite book|last=Duncan|first=Wilbur H. and Marion B. Duncan|title=Trees of the Southeastern United States|publisher=The [[University of Georgia Press]]|location=[[Athens, Georgia]]|date=1988|pages=304–305|isbn=0820314692}}</ref> Its "distinctive leaf shape... is less variable than other species of holly".<ref name="B&K">{{cite book|last=Brown|first=Claud L.|coauthors=L. Katherine Kirkman|title=Trees of Georgia and Adjacent States|publisher=[[Timber Press]]|location=[[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]]|date=1990|pages=178–179|isbn=0881921483}}</ref> Leaves are [[obovate]],<ref name="NPIN">{{cite web|url=http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ILDE|title=NPIN: ''Ilex decidua'' (Possumhaw{|accessdate=2009-07-14}}</ref> simple, alternating, [[deciduous]], and grow to 2.5-7.5cm long.<ref name="B&K" /> | |||
[[Drupe]] fruits are red (or rarely yellow), shiny, and [[globose]] (spherical, or nearly so), with a diameter of 4-8mm.<ref name="Duncan" /><ref name="B&K" /> The pulp is bitter; they contain 3-5 seeds and mature in autumn.<ref name="B&K" /> | |||
Slender [[twig]]s are [[Glabrousness|glabrous]] and silvery gray, with "numerous spur shoots", pointed lateral buds, and [[acuminate]] scales.<ref name="B&K" /> | |||
[[Bark]] is "light brown to gray" in color and may be smooth or "warty and roughened".<ref name="B&K" /> | |||
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Ilex decidua, Walt. (Prinos deciduus, DC.). Shrub or small tree, to 30 ft., with light gray, spreading branches: lvs. cuneate-oblong or obovate, usually obtuse, crenately serrate, dark green, and with impressed veins above, pale and pubescent beneath, 1 ½ -3 in. long: fr. globose, orange or orange-scarlet, 1/3 in. across. May. Va. to Fla., west to Texas. | |||
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==Cultivation== | |||
===Propagation=== | |||
===Pests and diseases=== | |||
==Varieties== | |||
==Gallery== | |||
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File:Ilex decidua berries.jpg|''Ilex decidua'' with red "berries" | |||
Image:Upload.png| photo 1 | |||
Image:Upload.png| photo 2 | |||
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==References== | |||
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 | |||
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> | |||
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | |||
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> | |||
==External links== | |||
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Ilex decidua (Meadow Holly, also called "possumhaw", "deciduous holly" or "swamp holly") is a species of holly native to the United States.
Distinguishing features of this species are crenate leaf margins and fruiting pedicels that are 2-8 mm long.[1] Its "distinctive leaf shape... is less variable than other species of holly".[2] Leaves are obovate,[3] simple, alternating, deciduous, and grow to 2.5-7.5cm long.[2]
Drupe fruits are red (or rarely yellow), shiny, and globose (spherical, or nearly so), with a diameter of 4-8mm.[1][2] The pulp is bitter; they contain 3-5 seeds and mature in autumn.[2]
Slender twigs are glabrous and silvery gray, with "numerous spur shoots", pointed lateral buds, and acuminate scales.[2]
Bark is "light brown to gray" in color and may be smooth or "warty and roughened".[2]
Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Ilex decidua, Walt. (Prinos deciduus, DC.). Shrub or small tree, to 30 ft., with light gray, spreading branches: lvs. cuneate-oblong or obovate, usually obtuse, crenately serrate, dark green, and with impressed veins above, pale and pubescent beneath, 1 ½ -3 in. long: fr. globose, orange or orange-scarlet, 1/3 in. across. May. Va. to Fla., west to Texas.
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Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Varieties
Gallery
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Ilex decidua with red "berries"
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photo 1
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photo 2
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photo 3
References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Ilex decidua. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Ilex decidua QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Duncan, Wilbur H. and Marion B. Duncan (1988). Trees of the Southeastern United States. Athens, Georgia: The University of Georgia Press. pp. 304–305. ISBN 0820314692.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Brown, Claud L.; L. Katherine Kirkman (1990). Trees of Georgia and Adjacent States. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 178–179. ISBN 0881921483.
- ↑ "NPIN: Ilex decidua (Possumhaw{". Retrieved on 2009-07-14.