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{{Short description|Species of holly}} |
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|regnum = [[Plantae]] |
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|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]] |
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|unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]] |
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|unranked_ordo = [[Asterids]] |
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|ordo = [[Aquifoliales]] |
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|familia = [[Aquifoliaceae]] |
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|binomial = ''Ilex mucronata'' |
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'''''Ilex mucronata''''' |
'''''Ilex mucronata''''' ('''mountain holly''' or '''catberry''') is a species of [[holly]] native to eastern North America, from Newfoundland west to Minnesota, and south to Maryland and West Virginia.<ref name=grin>[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?429925 Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Ilex mucronata'']</ref> |
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==Taxonomy== |
==Taxonomy== |
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It was formerly treated in its own monotypic genus as ''Nemopanthus mucronatus'' (L.) Loes. |
It was formerly treated in its own monotypic genus as ''Nemopanthus mucronatus'' (L.) Loes., but transferred to ''Ilex'' on molecular data;<ref name=kb>Powell, M., Savolainen, V., Cuénod, P., Manen, J. F., & Andrews, S. (2000). The mountain holly (''Nemopanthus mucronatus'': Aquifoliaceae) revisited with molecular data. ''Kew Bulletin'' 55: 341-347.</ref> it is closely related to ''[[Ilex amelanchier]]''.<ref name=ajb>Gottlieb, A. M., Giberti, G. C., & Poggio, L. (2005). Molecular analyses of the genus Ilex (Aquifoliaceae) in southern South America, evidence from AFLP and ITS sequence data. ''Amer. J. Bot''. 92: 352-369. Available [http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/full/92/2/352 online].</ref> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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''Ilex mucronata'' is a [[deciduous]] [[shrub]] growing to 3 m (rarely 4 m) tall |
''Ilex mucronata'' is a [[deciduous]] [[shrub]] growing to 3 m (rarely 4 m) tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are 1.5-7 cm long and 1-3 cm broad, with an entire or finely serrated margin and an acute apex, and a 0.5–2 cm petiole. The [[flower]]s are inconspicuous, whitish to greenish-yellow, produced on slender peduncles 25 mm or more long; it is usually [[plant sexuality|dioecious]], with male and female flowers on separate plants. The [[fruit]] is a red [[drupe]] 6–7 mm diameter containing three to five pits.<ref name=nopd>Northern Ontario Plant Database: [http://www.northernontarioflora.ca/description.cfm?speciesid=1004027 ''Ilex mucronata''].</ref><ref name=bbg>Brooklyn Botanic Garden: [http://nymf.bbg.org/profile_species_tech.asp?id=295 ''Nemopanthus mucronatus''].</ref><ref name=swrpc>Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission: [http://www.sewrpc.org/environmental/plantguides/wetland_shrubs_supplement.pdf Supplement to key to common wetland shrubs of Wisconsin (pdf file)].</ref> |
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The name "mountain holly" is also sometimes used for the related mountain winterberry (''Ilex montana''). |
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==Habitat== |
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The plant does best in full sun, or part shade is good. It usually grows in moist or draining wet acid soils, often with the similar species of Common Winterberry, ''Ilex verticillata'', but is also found on upland cliffs and slopes on hills and mountains. It develops a yellow autumn color. It is recommended for use in naturalistic landscapes. Its USDA hardiness zone recommendation is zones 4 to 6. The name "mountain holly" is also sometimes used for the related mountain winterberry (''[[Ilex montana]]''). |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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Image:Ilex_mucronata_flowers_NB_RT.jpg| |
Image:Ilex_mucronata_flowers_NB_RT.jpg|''Ilex mucronata'' flowers, New Brunswick. |
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Image:Ilex mucronata Harc.jpg| |
Image:Ilex mucronata Harc.jpg|''Ilex mucronata'' fruit. |
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For an image of ''Ilex mucronata'' flowers (male), see: |
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http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ILMU |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ILMU&mapType=nativity&photoID=nemu2_001_avd.tif USDA Plants Profile: ''Ilex mucronata'' (Catberry)] |
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[[Category:Ilex|mucronata]] |
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[[Category:Flora of the Northeastern United States]] |
[[Category:Flora of the Northeastern United States]] |
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[[Category:Flora of Michigan]] |
[[Category:Flora of Michigan]] |
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[[Category:Flora of Maryland]] |
[[Category:Flora of Maryland]] |
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[[Category:Flora of West Virginia]] |
[[Category:Flora of West Virginia]] |
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[[Category:Flora of New Jersey]] |
[[Category:Flora of New Jersey]] |
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[[Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status]] |