Ilex glabra

Ilex glabra
Inkberry
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Aquifoliales
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex
Species: I. glabra
Binomial name
Ilex glabra
(L.) Gray
'Compacta' leaves

Ilex glabra, also known as Appalachian Tea, Dye-leaves, Evergreen Winterberry, Gallberry, Inkberry, is a species of holly native to the Eastern and the South Central United States and southern Canada (Nova Scotia).[1] This plant is often used as an ornamental plant. Gallberry nectar is the source of a pleasant honey that is popular in the southern United States.

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