Ilex decidua Walter

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Illinois

• County/Municipio

  Massac Co.

• Coordinates

  37.219, -88.7077

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  28595

• Georeferencing Method

  GEOLocate Web Application. Used GEOLocate Web Application (batch client) to georeference locality with high precision.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

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PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, USA
Ilex decidua Walt.
Aquifoliaceae
Det.: S.R.Hill, (ILLS) 2004
MASSAC COUNTY Within boundary of Sielbeck
Woods State Natural Area, remnant of the Big Black
Slough, Ohio River Floodplain, vicinity of Upper Salem
Road, about 2 miles northwest of Metropolis, and 8
miles northeast of Joppa. Joppa 7.5 minute quadrangle.
(CTAP study area.) Soils in the Hosmer series on top
of Peoria loess cap; silt loam, erodable.
Wet-mesic floodplain forest dominated by Acer
rubrum, Celtis laevigata, Quercus pagoda,
Liquidambar styraciflua, and Quercus palustris.
Fruits green, immature; infrequent tree about 15-20 feet
tall. Stems steel-grey, side shoots obvious [transect 3];
leaves wider, more pubescent than Hill 35895.
Steven R. Hill, with Sue Gallo
and Michael “J.C.” Murphy 35911 27 May 2004
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