Characteristics
Dicots
Ilex cassine L. var. myrtifolia (Walter)Sarg.
MYRTLE DAHOON
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This taxon is interfertile and introgresses with I. cassine var. cassine (Wunderlin & Poppleton 1977).
Native FACW (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
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Classification
AQUIFOLIALES
Ilex cassine L. var. myrtifolia (Walter)Sarg. - MYRTLE DAHOON
Citation
ILEX CASSINE Linnaeus, var. MYRTIFOLIA (Walter) Sargent, Gard. & Forest 2: 616. 1889.
Ilex myrtifolia Walter 1788
SOUTH CAROLINA: Berkeley Co.: Francis Marion National Forest, 1.6 mi. N of Honey Hill, 27 Aug 1967, Bozeman 11368 (neotype: GH; isoneotypes: MICH, NCU, NY). Neotypified by D. B. Ward, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 479. 2008.
Species Distribution Map

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Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos
Ilex cassine var. myrtifolia - 86
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Ilex cassine var. myrtifolia - 98
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Ilex cassine var. myrtifolia - 270
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Ilex cassine var. myrtifolia - 295
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Ilex cassine var. myrtifolia - 313
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