Ilex cassine

dahoon, cassena, henderson-wood, dahoon holly
Family

Aquifoliaceae

Leaf Arrangement

alternate

Leaf Attachment

petiolate

Leaf Margin

entire, revolute, serrate

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

oblong, elliptic, lanceolate, oblanceolate, obovate

Growth Form

shrub, tree

Flower Month

May - November

Height (meters)

10.0

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

perennial

Leaf Retention

Deciduous


Wetland Class

FACW

Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism

7

Field Characters

Leathery leaves with spine on tip. Red fruit.

Habitat

Swamps, hammocks, along streams.