652 



Aquifoliaceae 



Ilex 



o 50 



Map 1355 



lex verticillata (L) Gray 



~ 50 



Map 1356 



Nemopanthes mucronata (I.) Trel. 



4614. ILEX L. Holly 



Calyx lobes not ciliate ; nutlets ribbed 1. I. deeidua. 



Calyx lobes ciliate; nutlets not ribbed. 



Leaves dark green, obovate or oval, mostly 2-5 cm wide, long taper-pointed at the 

 base; blades thin, not impressed-veined above or beneath, or rarely somewhat 



so ; pubescent beneath mostly on the veins 2. /. verticillata. 



Leaves yellow green, elliptic or oblanceolate, mostly 2-2.5 (4) cm wide, short taper- 

 pointed to nearly rounded at the base; blades thick, deeply impressed-veined 



above and beneath, usually pubescent on the whole lower surface 



2a. /. verticillata var. padifolia. 



1. Ilex deeidua Walt. PoSSUMHAW. Map 1354. Infrequent in a few of 

 the southwestern counties on the borders of sloughs, ponds, and swamps 

 and in low woods. 



Va. to s. 111. and s. Mo., southw. to Fla. and Tex. 



2. Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray. (Including Ilex verticillata var. tenuifolia 

 (Torr.) Wats, and Ilex bronxensis Britt.) COMMON WlNTERBERRY. Map 

 1355. Local in the northern part of the state. It is rather frequent in 

 some parts of the lake area in swampy and boggy places, becoming rare 

 south of it. 



This species is very variable in the shape, texture, and pubescence of the 

 leaves, and in the color of the fruit. These variations have been named, 

 but I am recognizing only one form. There is a yellow-fruited form which 

 I have found once. All forms are on one map. 



N. S. to Min., southw. to Fla. and Miss. 



2a. Ilex verticillata var. padifolia (Willd.) T. & G. The few specimens 

 of this variety which I have collected were growing in wet places in hard, 

 white, slightly acid soil in the "flats" of the southern counties. I received, 

 however, from Mr. and Mrs. Walter Neff a specimen from Carroll County 

 that was collected in a springy place. Specimens have also been collected 

 in Jasper and St. Joseph Counties. This variety seems to be a complex 



