NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Ilex collina

Long-stalked Holly, Cherry Holly

Scientific Name:	Ilex collina
Genus:	Ilex
Species Epithet:	collina
Common Name:	Long-stalked Holly, Cherry Holly
Plant Type	Shrub
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Aquifoliaceae (Holly Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Size:	6-12 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	White
Soil Moisture:	Moist, Wet
Bloom Time:	May, June
Growing Area:	Mountains
Habitat Description:	In peats of bogs and seepages, on banks of cold, high elevation streams (less commonly on moist, rocky slopes in northern hardwood forests or mixed spruce-hardwood forests) at moderate to high elevations (1100-1800m) (Weakley 2015). Rare in NC Mountains.
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Important for Wildlife
Landscape Value:	Not Recommended for home landscapes
State Rank:	S1: Critically imperiled ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G3 - Vulnerable ^(*Key)
State Status:	SC-V: Special Concern: Vulnerable ^(*Key)
Longstalk Holly in early fall A rare shrub growing "in peats of bogs and seepages, on banks of cold, high elevation streams (less commonly on moist, rocky slopes in northern hardwood forests or mixed spruce-hardwood forests) at moderate to high elevations (1100-1800m). A Southern Appalachian endemic." Weakley Flora May 2011 Paynter, September 2011
Leaves
Fruits The bright red fruits and long stalks give the common name of Cherry Holly. The fruits are wider than long.
Staminate ('male') flowers Paynter, May, 2012
Pistillate ('female') flowers
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record