Winterberry
by Maria Urso
Title
Winterberry
Artist
Maria Urso
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Ilex verticillata, the winterberry, is a species of holly native to eastern North America in the United States and southeast Canada, from Newfoundland west to Ontario and Minnesota, and south to Alabama.
Other names that have been used include Black Alder Winterberry, Brook Alder, Canada holly,Coralberry, Deciduous Holly, Deciduous Winterberry, False alder, Fever bush, Inkberry, Michigan Holly, Possumhaw, Swamp Holly, Virginian Winterberry, or Winterberry Holly. (See Wikapedia)
The species occurs particularly in wetland habitats, but also on dry sand dunes and grassland. The berries are an important food resource for numerous species of birds.
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April 16th, 2017
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