Ilex verticillata

Characteristics
Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray
common winterberry
Margins of ponds, kettle hole ponds, acidic bogs, deciduous swamps, and shrub swamps (sometimes being the dominant shrub). In most of NY this is our most common wetland Ilex.
Tree, Shrub
Perennial
Vascular
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Native FACW, OBL (NWPL) FACW (NWPL EMP) FACW (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Aquifoliales
Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray - common winterberry
Citation
Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Julie A. Lundgren. Photo taken: Columbia, NY: 1 October 2021 -
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Photo By: Stephen M Young. Photo taken: Hamilton, NY: 23 July 2012 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Seneca, NY: 11 September 2019 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Seneca, NY: 11 September 2019 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Seneca, NY: 11 September 2019 -
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Photo By: Steve Young. Photo taken: Clinton, NY: 10 July 2019 -
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 31 Dec 2003 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 18 Sep 2004 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Wayne Co., NY: 8 Dec 2013 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Wayne Co., NY: 8 Dec 2013 - 1
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Lewis Co., NY: 07 July 2020 -
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Lewis Co., NY: 07 July 2020 -
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Monroe County, NY: 06 November 2021 -
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Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Cortland Co., NY: 18 Jul 2009 - 4
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 24 Jul 2007 - 1
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