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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Ilex verticillata
Phenology Observation Sheet for Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

COMMON NAME

Common winterberry

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Ilex verticillata

ALSO KNOWN AS

Black alder winterberry, brook alder, Canada holly, coralberry, winterberry holly

Plant family

Holly (Aquifoliaceae)

Plant group

Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

This shrub can grow up to 16 feet tall. The leaves are glossy green and have serrated edges. The flowers grow in the leaf axils, are whitish, and have up to 8 petals.
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Identification hints

Winterberry forms small red fruits that can last long after the shrub loses its leaves.  This plant prefers an acidic, wet soil.
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Winterberry is dioecious meaning that there are male plants and female plants.  One needs both to have berries.  The flowers attract bees and butterflies.  The berries can be somewhat toxic to humans.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alabama , Arkansas , Connecticut , District of Columbia , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Iowa , Illinois , Indiana , Kentucky , Louisiana , Massachusetts , Maryland , Maine , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , Mississippi , North Carolina , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , South Carolina , Tennessee , Texas , Virginia , Vermont , Wisconsin , West Virginia
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