Ilex amelanchier

Ilex amelanchier, the swamp holly or sarvis holly, is a rare[3] species of holly from the southeastern United States.[4] It is a close relative of mountain holly (Ilex mucronata) which used to be placed in a monotypic genus Nemopanthus. Ilex amelanchier grows near water, for example on streambanks.[3]

Swamp holly
1989 illustration[1]
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Aquifoliales
Family:	Aquifoliaceae
Genus:	Ilex
Species:	I. amelanchier
Binomial name
Ilex amelanchier M.A.Curtis ex Chapm.
Natural range of Ilex amelanchier

The dull red drupes appear in October to November, and may persist until the following spring.[3]

Its native range is limited to the Atlantic coastal plain and gulf coastal plain,[3] and extends as far south as Florida, as far west as Louisiana, and as far north as North Carolina.[4][5][6]

References

1. United States department of Agriculture, Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
2. Stritch, L. (2018). "Ilex amelanchier". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T122927373A122927584. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T122927373A122927584.en. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
3. Alan S. Weakley (April 2008). "Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and Surrounding Areas".
4. "Ilex amelanchier M.A. Curtis ex Chapm.: sarvis holly". USDA PLANTS.
5. United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile: Ilex amelanchier (Sarvis holly)
6. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

External links

• Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, isotype of Ilex amelanchier
• Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, rare plants of Louisiana includes photos, description, Louisiana distribution map
• Carolina Nature: photos
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas