species 44,139 observations
Winterberry Holly
Ilex verticillata
Field notes
Supports All
130
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Io Moth, Scallop Moth, Harris's Three-Spot, Skiff Moth
14
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Perdita floridensis, Colletes banksi
2
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Red-headed Ash Borer, American Holly Leafminer, Phytomyza vomitoriae
3
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Northern Mockingbird, American Robin, Eastern Bluebird, Northern Cardinal
27
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Robertson's Miner Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Perplexing Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee
84
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Full sun Part shade Full shade
- Moisture
- Well drained Moist Wet
- Water use
- High
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Habit
- Clumping Multi stemmed Oval Rounded
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.