Ilex verticillata
common winterberry, michigan holly, black alder, winterberry, winter-berry
Family
Aquifoliaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, elliptic, lanceolate, oblanceolate, obovate
Growth Form
shrub, tree
Flower Color
brown, green, white, yellow
Flower Month
April - November
Height (meters)
5.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Leaf Retention
Deciduous
Wetland Class
FACW
Field Characters
Leaves soft, not leathery. Leaves broadest below middle.
Habitat
Swamps, streams and river banks, near lakes and ponds, damp thickets.