Common Winterberry
Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray - Holly family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 10.0 feet
Planting Distance: 4.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Root Depth: 16 inches
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Moderate
Features
Flower Color: White
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: Yes
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: No
Drought Tolerance: Low
Flood Tolerance: Low
Fire Tolerance: Low
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Common Winterberry: Automeris io io, Cepphis armataria, Cicinnus melsheimeri, Dolba hyloeus, Harrisimemna trisignata, Hemileuca nevadensis -complex, Prolimacodes badia, Rhopobota dietziana, Rhopobota finitimana, Rhopobota naevana, Schizura unicornis, Sparganothis daphnana, Sparganothis reticulatana
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- CAN: New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec
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.