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''I. coriacea'' occurs in natural ecosystems such as pine savannas, pine-magnolia woodlands, pine-palmetto flatwoods, mixed hardwood hammocks, cypress-gum depressions, evergreen shrub bays, stream banks, and  Titi swamps. It can also be found growing along forest edges or right-of-ways. ''I. coriacea'' tends to grow in mesic, sandy to loamy soils.<ref name = fsu> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, A. F. Clewell, Robert K. Godfrey, Bruce Hansen, JoAnn Hansen, E. A. Hebb, Richard D. Houk, Ann F. Johnson, R. Kral, R. L. Lazor, Sidney McDaniel, and N. J. Summerlin. States and counties: Florida: Bay, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Marion, Okaloosa, Osceola, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, and Walton.</ref>
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Associated species of ''I. coriacea'' include ''[[Ilex glabra]]'', ''[[Ilex myrtifolia]]'', ''[[Quercus chapmanii]]'', ''[[Quercus geminata]]'', ''[[Lyonia fruticosa]]'', ''[[Lyonia lucida]]'', ''[[Serenoa repens]]'', ''[[Cliftonia monophylla]]'', ''[[Persea palustris]]'', ''Myrica cerifera'', ''[[Aronia arbutifolia]]'', ''[[Cyrilla racemiflora]]'', and ''Smilax laurifolia''.<ref name=fsu/><!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.-->
 
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Latest revision as of 14:06, 15 June 2023

Ilex coriacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Celastrales
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex
Species: I. coriacea
Binomial name
Ilex coriacea
(Pursh) Chapman
ILEX CORI dist.JPG
Natural range of Ilex coriacea from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: large gallberry, big gallberry, sweet gallberry

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: none[1]

Varieties: none[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

I. coriacea occurs in natural ecosystems such as pine savannas, pine-magnolia woodlands, pine-palmetto flatwoods, mixed hardwood hammocks, cypress-gum depressions, evergreen shrub bays, stream banks, and Titi swamps. It can also be found growing along forest edges or right-of-ways. I. coriacea tends to grow in mesic, sandy to loamy soils.[2]

Associated species of I. coriacea include Ilex glabra, Ilex myrtifolia, Quercus chapmanii, Quercus geminata, Lyonia fruticosa, Lyonia lucida, Serenoa repens, Cliftonia monophylla, Persea palustris, Myrica cerifera, Aronia arbutifolia, Cyrilla racemiflora, and Smilax laurifolia.[2]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, A. F. Clewell, Robert K. Godfrey, Bruce Hansen, JoAnn Hansen, E. A. Hebb, Richard D. Houk, Ann F. Johnson, R. Kral, R. L. Lazor, Sidney McDaniel, and N. J. Summerlin. States and counties: Florida: Bay, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Marion, Okaloosa, Osceola, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, and Walton.