Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Ilex glabra

inkberry, gallberry
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

inkberry, gallberry

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Ilex glabra

Familia:

Aquifoliaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

shrub

Tamaño:

6-12 ft tall by 2-3 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

black

Fenología:

Evergreen. Blooms in spring. Black fruits ripen in fall persisting into winter.

Destacado por:

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Good background plant. Can make a good screen. Becomes scraggly if overly shaded, but may be trimmed back for bushier growth. Clonal.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, Friends

Propagación:

Naturally clonal, so easily started from new offshoots. Seeds of most holly species require 2-3 years of dormancy before they will germinate.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Somewhat long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

acidic

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
Not vouchered
Selected
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Birds

Bees pollinate flowers. Documented bees include  Colletes banksi, C. brimleyi, C. inandibularis, C. nudus, Perdita floridensis, Agapostemon splendens, Augochlora pura, Augochloropsis anonyma, A. metallica, Dialictus coreopsis, D. miniatulus, D. nyinphalis, D. placidensis, D. tegularis, Sphecodes brachycephalus, S. heraclei, Anthidiellum notatum rufimaculatum, A. perplexum, Anthidium maculifrons, Coelioxys sayi, Dianthidium floridiense, Megachile albitarsis, M. brevis pseudobreuis, M. exilis parexilis, M. mendica, M. petulans, M. policaris, M. rugifrons, M. texana, M. xylocopoides, Epeolus erigeronis, E. glabratus, E. pusillus, E. zonatus, Apis mellifera (honeybee), Bombus impatiens, Xylocopa micans and X. virginica krombeini (Deyrup et al. 2002).

Fruits are eaten by birds though it is bitter and often eaten as a last resort.

Hábitats nativos:

Low flatwoods, cutthroat seeps, dry prairie, coastal swales, bogs, sinks.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Rarely planted.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Deyrup, Mark, Jay Edirisinghe, and Beth Norden. (2002). The diversity and floral hosts of bees at the Archbold Biological Station, Florida (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Insecta Mundi, 544. ( https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/544/ ). Accessed 2026. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.


Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Gallberry, Inkberry. Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Ilexglab ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Huegel, Craig N. (2010). Native Plant Landscaping for Florida Wildlife. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Morton Arboretum. (2021). Inkberry. ( https://mortonarb.org/plant-and-protect/trees-and-plants/inkberry/ ). Accessed 2026. Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


University of Tennessee Extension Service. (2010). Desired pH Range and salt tolerance of common nursery plants. ( https://plantsciences.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2021/10/Desired-pH-Range-List.pdf ). Accessed 2026. University of Tennessee Extension, Knoxville.


Watkins, John and Thomas Sheehan. (1975). Florida Landscape Plants, Native and Exotic. University Presses of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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