Catberry

Ilex mucronata (L.) Powell, Savolainen & Andrews - Holly family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 10.0 feet

Plant Type: Shrub, Tree

Features

Flower Color: White, Yellow, Green, Brown

Bloom Time: Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

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

Larval Species depending on Catberry: Rhopobota finitimana, Rhopobota naevana, Rhopobota unipunctana, Sabulodes caberata, Sphinx kalmiae

Native Range

  • USA:  Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (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.