Ilex myrtifolia

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Family:AQUIFOLIACEAE
Species:Ilex myrtifolia Walter
Common Name:Myrtle Leaf Holly; Myrtle Dahoon
Habitat:Cypress ponds, depressions in pine flatwoods.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Shrub
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:ILMY
Plant Notes:Myrtle Leaf Holly is a native evergreen shrub in the Holly family (Aquifoliaceae). It can be found in the southern third of Alabama. Myrtle Leaf Holly grows in pond cypress ponds, in flatwoods depression ponds, and around lime sink ponds. It usually grows around the higher margins of the pond that dry out at least during parts of the year, or perched in the bases of cypress or gum trees. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree reaching heights of 15-20 feet. The bark is gray and smooth or roughened by corky warts. Twigs are often perpendicular to the branches from which they originate and are very stiff. Young twigs are pubescent. Leaves are alternate, evergreen, petiolate, obovate or lanceolate in outline, with entire margins or occasionally with a few teeth. The leaves are thick in texture, glabrous, and dark green in color. Myrtle Leaf holly is dioecious, with male and female flowers occurring on separate plants. The flowers are solitary and produced from the axils of the leaves. Flowers have four greenish-white petals. The fruit is a drupe. The drupes range in color from blood red through orange and rarely yellow. Myrtle Leaf Holly is sometimes available from native plant nurseries. It prefers a moist, sandy soil in full sun.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACW (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyAQUIFOLIACEAE - Holly family
Genus Ilex
Species Ilex myrtifolia Walter - Myrtle Leaf Holly; Myrtle Dahoon

Citation

Citation Ilex myrtifolia Walter, Fl. Carol. 241. 1788.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: SOUTH CAROLINA: Berkeley Co.: Francis Marion National Forest, 1.6 mi. N of Honey Hill, 27 Aug 1967, Bozeman 11368 (neotype: GH; isoneotypes: MICH, NCU, NY). Neotypified by D.B. Ward, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 479. 2008.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Ilex cassine var. myrtifolia    

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Geneva, Houston, Mobile, Washington

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, BRIT, NY, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1967 - 1967

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA000031859 Baldwin 8 May 1960 Jones, Jr., Samuel B.
531		 AUA
Ilex Myrtifolia Walt.
TROY000001164 Covington 24 Feb 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
12929		 TROY
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
ALNHS00007337 Escambia 05 DEC 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3554		 ALNHS
Ilex myrtifolia Walt.
AUA000031864 Mobile 22 Nov 1975 Mills, S.F.
176		 AUA
Ilex Myrtifolia Walt.
TROY000001165 Mobile 29 Oct 1999 Martin, Brian H.
367		 TROY
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
TROY000032708 Houston 06 Jan 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
21730		 TROY
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
NY02631554 Washington 14 Jul 1969 Robert Kral
35544		 NY
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
BRIT73389 Washington 14 Jul 1969 Kral, Robert
35544		 BRIT
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
UWAL0036305 Mobile 06 Jun 2010 Horne, Howard E.
1438		 UWAL
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
AMAL00000715 Baldwin 30 Oct 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13125		 AMAL
Ilex myrtifolia Walt.
BRIT73371 Baldwin 16 May 1971 Evans, A. Murray
46184		 BRIT
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
TROY000001162 Baldwin 26 Dec 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
16104		 TROY
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
AMAL00015533 Baldwin 13 Oct 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3955		 AMAL
Ilex myrtifolia Walt.
BRIT73388 Houston 05 Sep 1992 MacDonald, John R.
5381		 BRIT
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
TROY000014398 Conecuh 21 Aug 1981 Kral, Robert
67830		 TROY
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
TROY000001124 Covington 15 Dec 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14273		 TROY
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
TROY000029610 Baldwin 13 Dec 2007 Barger, T. Wayne
236		 TROY
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
UWAL0044559 Baldwin 20 Jul 2000 Larsen, Harry S.
422		 UWAL
Ilex cassine var. myrtifolia (Walter) Sarg.
BRIT73374 Conecuh 21 Aug 1981 Kral, Robert
67830		 BRIT
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
AUA000030764 Escambia 16 Apr 2010 Hansen, Curtis J.
4605		 AUA
Ilex Myrtifolia Walt.
USAM000001390 Mobile 21 Oct 1978 LeLong, Michel G.
10598		 USAM
Ilex cassine Linnaeus var. myrtifolia (Walter) Sargent
UNA00020674 Geneva 26 Apr 1967 McDaniel, Sidney
8795		 UNA
Ilex myrtifolia Walt.
NY02631545 Baldwin 24 Jul 1950 Grady L. Webster
3556		 NY
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
BRIT73383 Geneva 26 Apr 1967 McDaniel, Sidney
8795		 BRIT
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
BRIT73378 Covington 08 Oct 1974 Kral, Robert
54589		 BRIT
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
ALNHS00007689 Baldwin 10 Mar 2021 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#5439		 ALNHS
Ilex myrtifolia Walt.
AUA000031863 Covington 7 Dec 1985 Bailey, Mark A.
 AUA
Ilex Myrtifolia Walt.
BRIT73381 Geneva 16 Jul 1970 Kral, Robert
40074		 BRIT
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
AUA000031860 Conecuh 21 Aug 1993 Diamond, Alvin R.
8745		 AUA
Ilex Myrtifolia Walt.
UWAL0038190 Mobile 01 Feb 1975 LeLong, Michel G.
8255		 UWAL
Ilex myrtifolia Walt.
NY02631571 Escambia 25 Oct 1932 F. S. Blanton
7073		 NY
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
BRIT73377 Covington 27 Mar 1999 MacDonald, John R.
12610		 BRIT
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
BRIT73386 Houston 08 Oct 1972 Kral, Robert
48945		 BRIT
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
TROY000043391 Houston 12 Nov 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
27052		 TROY
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
UWAL0002188 Baldwin 30 Oct 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13125		 UWAL
Ilex myrtifolia Walt.
TROY000042599 Geneva 26 Jul 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26641		 TROY
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
USAM000001398 Mobile 08 Aug 1980 LeLong, Michel G.
11271		 USAM
Ilex cassine Linnaeus var. myrtifolia (Walter) Sargent
AUA000031862 Covington 1 May 1963 Rogers, Ken
 AUA
Ilex Myrtifolia Walt.
BRIT73385 Houston 14 Dec 1992 MacDonald, John R.
5783		 BRIT
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
TROY000014397 Baldwin 13 Oct 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3955		 TROY
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
UWAL0031955 Geneva 26 Jul 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26641		 UWAL
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
BRIT73379 Covington 16 Aug 1968 Kral, Robert
32515		 BRIT
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
AMAL00022690 Baldwin 27 Aug 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1973		 AMAL
Ilex myrtifolia Walt.
UWAL0002765 Houston 06 Jan 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
21730		 UWAL
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
AUA000039110 Baldwin 15 Jul 1926 Wolf, Wolfgang
2602		 AUA
Ilex Myrtifolia Walt.
BRIT73387 Houston 25 Nov 1992 MacDonald, John R.
5761		 BRIT
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
BRIT73382 Geneva 07 Jun 1969 Kral, Robert
35124		 BRIT
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
UWAL0033268 Houston 12 Nov 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
27052		 UWAL
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
BRIT73375 Covington 15 Dec 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14273		 BRIT
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
TROY000001163 Conecuh 13 Aug 2000 Diamond, Alvin R.
11988		 TROY
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
USAM000001380 Mobile 01 Feb 1975 LeLong, Michel G.
8255		 USAM
Ilex cassine Linnaeus var. myrtifolia (Walter) Sargent
BRIT73376 Covington 28 Oct 1981 Kral, Robert
68035		 BRIT
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
UNA00020675 Mobile _ Jul 1879 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Ilex myrtifolia Walt.
AUA000031861 Covington 20 Jun 2008 Hansen, Curtis J.
3394		 AUA
Ilex Myrtifolia Walt.
UWAL0000304 Conecuh 21 Aug 1981 Kral, Robert
67830		 UWAL
Ilex myrtifolia Walt.
BRIT73373 Conecuh 13 Aug 2000 Diamond, Alvin R.
11988		 BRIT
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
ALNHS00007663 Covington 06 OCT 2020 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#5340		 ALNHS
Ilex myrtifolia Walt.
UWAL0000303 Baldwin 13 Oct 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3955		 UWAL
Ilex myrtifolia Walt.
TROY000033720 Baldwin 30 Oct 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13125		 TROY
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
BRIT73380 Escambia 22 Oct 1983 Kral, Robert
71071		 BRIT
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
UNA00068875 Baldwin 13 Oct 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3955		 UNA
Ilex myrtifolia Walt.
USAM000001424 Baldwin 21 Nov 1970 Rush, M.C.
s.n.		 USAM
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
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