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Ilex ambigua (Michx.) Torr.
Sand holly, Carolina holly

Ilex ambigua
Copyright by: Lilly Anderson-Messec via her Instagram account @lilliumbyrd.

Family: Aquifoliaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: For images, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below. For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map, visit the Exploring Florida website.

Other data on Ilex ambigua available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Ilex ambigua has been found in the following 5 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Estero Bay Preserve State Park Present Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Present Native
Koreshan State Historic Site Assumed to be Present Native
Prairie Creek Preserve Present Native
Prairie/Shell Creek -SWFWMD property Present Native

Ilex ambigua has been found in the following 3 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Charlotte County Native
Lee County Native
Martin County Native

Ilex ambigua has been found in the following 3 habitats :
Alluvial Forest
Mesic Flatwoods
Mesic Hammock

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Ilex ambigua
Copyright by: Lilly Anderson-Messec via her Instagram account @lilliumbyrd.
Ilex ambigua
Copyright by: Lilly Anderson-Messec via her Instagram account @lilliumbyrd.
Ilex ambigua
Copyright by: Lilly Anderson-Messec via her Instagram account @lilliumbyrd.