Ilex montana Torr. & A.Gray

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Pennsylvania

• County/Municipio

  Clinton Co.

• Locality

  Rest Area, Clinton County Site number 33, Route I-80-east, 0.6 mile west of Union County line, about 3.5 miles northeast of Eastville, 5.1 miles west of Mile Run Road exit. Vicinity of Bald Eagle State Forest.

• Elevation

  Alt. 436 m. (1430 ft.)

• Coordinates

  41.0503, -77.1519

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

PLANTS OF PENNSYLVANIA, USA
Ilex montana Torr. & A.Gray
Aquifoliaceae
Det.: S. R. Hill, (ILLS) 2001
CLINTON COUNTY 41° 3.016’ N. Lat. 77° 9.11V
W. Long. Rest Area, Clinton County Site number 33,
Route I-80-east, 0.6 mile west of Union County line,
about 3.5 miles northeast of Eastville. 5.1 miles west of
Mile Run Road exit. Vicinity of Bald Eagle State Forest.
Elevation about 1430 feet. Appalachian Mountains.
Gneissic rock ridge, humus-rich peaty soil.
Mesic forest, with Tsuga canadensis, Nyssa sylvatica,
Ilex montana, Rhododendron maximum, Quercus
rubra, Betula allegheniensis, Kalmia latifolia. Fruits
green, immature; leaves shiny beneath, less so above;
occasional shrub 2-3 meters tall in understory and forest
margins.
Steven R. Hill 33913
5 July 2001
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