Ilex longipes

Classification	Dicots
Family	Aquifoliaceae
Family (Traditional)	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Ilex
Species:	Ilex longipes Chapm. ex Trel.
Common Name	Georgia Holly
Growth Habit	tree
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: crenate; Leaflet Margins: crenulate; Leaflet Margins: serrulate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Type: Drupe; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	7
Status	Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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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 the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardin (TN), Lewis (TN), Marion (TN), Polk (TN), Wayne (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, TENN, UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1963 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0043917	Polk	Tennessee			APSC Ilex longipes
BRIT70803	Franklin	Tennessee			VDB Ilex longipes
BRIT70804	Franklin	Tennessee			VDB Ilex longipes
TENN-V-0141063	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Ilex longipes
TENN-V-0141064	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Ilex longipes
APSC0024867	Marion	Tennessee			APSC Ilex longipes
UCHT040472	Franklin	Tennessee			UCHT Ilex longipes
TENN-V-0141067	Wayne	Tennessee			TENN Ilex longipes
APSC0067529	Franklin	Tennessee			APSC Ilex longipes
APSC0073426	Franklin	Tennessee			APSC Ilex longipes
UOS00521	Franklin	Tennessee	01 May 1963	George S. Ramseur	UOS Ilex longipes
UOS00503	Franklin	Tennessee	09 Jul 2008	Jon Evans	UOS Ilex longipes
TENN-V-0141058	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Ilex longipes
UCHT018703	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Ilex longipes
APSC0076133	Grundy	Tennessee			APSC Ilex longipes
APSC0028830	Franklin	Tennessee			APSC Ilex longipes
BRIT70806	Hardin	Tennessee			VDB Ilex longipes
TENN-V-0141065	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Ilex longipes
UCHT018707	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Ilex longipes
UOS00522	Franklin	Tennessee	18 Sep 1995	Yolande M. Gottfried	UOS Ilex longipes
UOS00523	Franklin	Tennessee	29 May 2010	Jon Evans	UOS Ilex longipes
TENN-V-0141061	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Ilex longipes
TENN-V-0141062	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Ilex longipes
BRIT70808	Wayne	Tennessee			VDB Ilex longipes
BRIT70802	Franklin	Tennessee			VDB Ilex longipes
TENN-V-0141059	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Ilex longipes
TENN-V-0141060	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Ilex longipes
UCHT018705	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Ilex longipes
APSC0072176	Lewis	Tennessee	28 Oct 2016	Mason Brock	APSC Ilex longipes
APSC0028825	Giles	Tennessee			APSC Ilex longipes
TENN-V-0141066	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Ilex longipes
UCHT018706	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Ilex longipes
UOS00520	Franklin	Tennessee	02 Oct 2006	Yolande M. Gottfried	UOS Ilex longipes
BRIT70807	Wayne	Tennessee			VDB Ilex longipes
BRIT70805	Franklin	Tennessee			VDB Ilex longipes

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Ilex longipes

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