Introductory
SPECIES: Ilex decidua | Deciduous Holly 



ABBREVIATION : 
ILEDEC

SYNONYMS : 
   Ilex cuthbertii Small
   I. curtissii (Fern) Small
   I. longipes Chapm.


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   ILDE


COMMON NAMES : 
   deciduous holly
   possumhaw
   swamp holly
   winterberry
   bearberry
   Curtiss possumhaw


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for deciduous holly is Ilex
decidua Walt. [8].  There are no accepted subspecies.  Named varieties are as
follows [20]:

   Ilex decidua var. decidua
   I. d. var. longipes (Chapm. ex Trel.) Ahles
   I. d. var. curtissii Fern.


LIFE FORM : 
Tree, Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
Deciduous holly is state-listed as threatened in Florida [45].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, July 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1993. Ilex decidua. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Ilex decidua | Deciduous Holly