PLANTS Profile for Ilex decidua (possumhaw)

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Ilex decidua Walter
possumhaw

Symbol:

ILDE

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Aquifoliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Rex Hamilton. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Ilex decidua Walter

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Synonyms:
Ilex decidua Walter

	ILCU2	Ilex curtissii (Fernald) Small
	ILDEC	Ilex decidua Walter var. curtissii Fernald

Distribution:
Ilex decidua Walter


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Related Taxa:
Ilex decidua Walter

View 2 genera in Aquifoliaceae, 39 species in Ilex

Classification:
Ilex decidua Walter

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Celastrales
Family	Aquifoliaceae – Holly family
Genus	Ilex L. – holly
Species	Ilex decidua Walter – possumhaw

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Ilex decidua Walter

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW-,FACW

FACW

FACW-

FACW

FACW-

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Ilex decidua Walter

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27998.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 01/04/2013 12:19 AM CST