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.