Ilex amelanchier

Ilex amelanchier, the swamp holly or sarvis holly, is a rare^[3] species of holly from the southeastern United States.^[4] It is a close relative of mountain holly (Ilex mucronata) which used to be placed in a monotypic genus Nemopanthus. Ilex amelanchier grows near water, for example on streambanks.^[3]

Swamp holly
1989 illustration[1]
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Aquifoliales
Family:	Aquifoliaceae
Genus:	Ilex
Species:	I. amelanchier
Binomial name
Ilex amelanchier M.A.Curtis ex Chapm.
Natural range of Ilex amelanchier

The dull red drupes appear in October to November, and may persist until the following spring.^[3]

Its native range is limited to the Atlantic coastal plain and gulf coastal plain,^[3] and extends as far south as Florida, as far west as Louisiana, and as far north as North Carolina.^[4][5][6]