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Family: Aquifoliaceae (Holly family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time:
April - May
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe:
September - November
Unlike its more common cousin American Holly (Ilex opaca), Winterberry is not evergreen. Its leaves are lanceolate, membranous, with spiny tips on its edges dentate tips.
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24 September 2021
Dolly Sods Wilderness, Monongahela National Forest, WV 
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24 September 2021
Dolly Sods Wilderness, Monongahela National Forest, WV 
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10 October 2022
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA 
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21 December 2023
Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Occoquan, VA 
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10 October 2022
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA 
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10 October 2022
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA (upperside of old leaf) 
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10 October 2022
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA (underside of old leaf) 
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