Family: Aquifoliaceae
Group: Dicot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Tree
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Native Range:
The West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba), southeastern United States, Mexico and Central America.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for palmetto lands and coppices in the northwestern Commonwealth (Grand Bahama at Barnett’s Point, Andros near Staniard Creek). Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 859-860, with illustrations) for marshy or swampy places and palmetto flats in the northwestern Commonwealth (regions 10-9).
Comments:
Also visit IRC's
Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.
