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Inkberry (Ilex Glabra)

Ilex Glabra, or more commonly know as Inkberry, is a shrub with green foliage and white flowers of the genus Ilex. It has a slow growth rate and a height of 8 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It’s active growth period is summer and fall, blooms during spring and is intolerant of shade. Ilex Glabra or Inkberry‘s floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

       

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Inkberry (Ilex Glabra)
Credit: USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 487. | http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ILGL&photoID=ilgl_001_avd.tif | License: PD US Government
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Inkberry (Ilex Glabra) Native Growing Regions

Native States for Inkberry (Ilex Glabra)
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia

Inkberry (Ilex Glabra) Information

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Ilex
  • Family: Aquifoliaceae
  • Order: Celastrales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Shrub
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
  • State T/E Status: CT (T) ME (T) NY (EV) PA (X)
  • State T/E Common Name: CT (inkberry) ME (ink-berry) NY (gallberry) PA (ink-berry)
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: FACW- FACW
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(FACW-) 2(FACW) 6(FACW)
  • Active Growth Period: Summer and Fall
  • Allelopath: No
  • C:N Ratio: High
  • Coppice Potential: No
  • Fall Conspicuous: No
  • Fire Resistance: Yes
  • Flower Color: White
  • Flower Conspicuous: No
  • Foliage Color: Green
  • Foliage Porosity Summer: Moderate
  • Foliage Porosity Winter: Porous
  • Foliage Texture: Coarse
  • Fruit/Seed Color: Black
  • Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: Yes
  • Growth Form: Multiple Stem
  • Growth Rate: Slow
  • Height at 20 Years Maximum (feet): 5
  • Height Mature (feet): 8
  • Leaf Retention: Yes
  • Lifespan: Long
  • Low Growing Grass: No
  • Resprout Ability: No
  • Shape and Orientation: Erect
  • Toxicity: None
  • Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
  • Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: Yes
  • Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
  • Anaerobic Tolerance: High
  • CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium
  • Cold Stratification Required: Yes
  • Drought Tolerance: Low
  • Fertility Requirement: Medium
  • Fire Tolerance: Low
  • Frost Free Days Minimum: 165
  • Hedge Tolerance: Medium
  • Moisture Use: High
  • pH (Minimum): 4.5
  • pH (Maximum): 7
  • Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 1200
  • Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 2700
  • Precipitation (Minimum): 32
  • Precipitation (Maximum): 60
  • Root Depth Minimum (inches): 16
  • Salinity Tolerance: Medium
  • Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
  • Temperature Minimum (°F): -13
  • Bloom Period: Spring
  • Commercial Availability: Routinely Available
  • Fruit/Seed Abundance: Medium
  • Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Summer
  • Fruit/Seed Period End: Fall
  • Fruit/Seed Persistence: Yes
  • Propagated by Bare Root: Yes
  • Propagated by Bulbs: No
  • Propagated by Container: Yes
  • Propagated by Corms: No
  • Propagated by Cuttings: No
  • Propagated by Seed: Yes
  • Propagated by Sod: No
  • Propagated by Sprigs: No
  • Propagated by Tubers: No
  • Seed per Pound: 29000
  • Seed Spread Rate: Slow
  • Seedling Vigor: Low
  • Small Grain: No
  • Vegetative Spread Rate: None

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