Smooth Winterberry

Ilex laevigata (Pursh) A. Gray - Holly family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 10.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Smooth Winterberry: Celastrina argiolus lucia/violacea III, Lymantria dispar, Sphinx luscitiosa

Native Range

USA: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.