Winterberry
Scientific Name: Ilex verticillata
Unlike other familiar holly shrubs, Winterberry is a deciduous shrub rather than an evergreen. Dioecious (male and female flowers on separate plants).
Winterberry
Scientific Name: Ilex verticillata
Winterberry
| Genus species: | Ilex verticillata | |||||||||||
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| Common Name: | Winterberry | |||||||||||
| Family Name: | Aquifoliaceae 
Shrubs or trees, deciduous or evergreen; flowers mostly unisexual (plants usually dioecious), regular, in axillary clusters; fruit a drupe, attracting songbirds, especially robins, catbirds, bluejays, bluebirds, thrushes, and mockingbirds. | |||||||||||
| Seed Type: | Angiosperm | |||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Introduced Native | |||||||||||
| Category: | Shrub | |||||||||||
| Flower Color: | White | |||||||||||
| CNC Habitat: | Krippendorf Arboretum | |||||||||||
| Identified by: | A. Swanson | |||||||||||
| Months in Bloom: The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming. | ||||||||||||
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