NA 88621 GRIN-Global

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Ilex ambigua Torr.

Top Name:

KY23-025a

Origin:

Collected – Kentucky, United States

Maintained:

National Arboretum

Received by NPGS:

15 Sep 2023

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Habit:

Shrub

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	30 count		WLP 3169 2023w01 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Ilex ambigua Torr.

Top Name:

KY23-025a

Origin:

Collected – Kentucky, United States

Maintained:

National Arboretum

Received by NPGS:

15 Sep 2023

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Habit:

Shrub

Source History

Collected

10 September 2023.
McCreary County, Kentucky, United States
Locality: The Gulf - Natural Arch Scenic Area Panoramic Trail.
Coordinates: 36.8442, -84.5283 (Map it)
Elevation: 395m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Environment description: Ridgeline. Elevation: 1295 feet. Aspect: South.
Number of plants sampled: 2
Associated species: Acer rubrum; Ilex opaca; Kalmia latifolia; Pinus sp.; Quercus coccinea; Sassafras albidum; Smilax sp.; Vaccinium sp.
Comment: Shrub. Seeds collected from 2 plants. 50 seeds (18. 88 g) collected. Two herbarium vouchers collected.
Collector(s):

Accession Names and Identifiers

KY23-025a

Type: Collector identifier

WLP 3169

Type: Site identifier

Group: WLP

Woody Landscape Plant Germplasm Repository Research Numbers

Narrative

Ilex ambigua Torr.

Genus:

Ilex

Family:

Aquifoliaceae

Nomen number:

452483

Place of publication:

Fl. New York 2:2. 1843 "ambiguus"

Protologue link:

https://hdl.handle.net/2027/pst.000017048187?urlappend=%3Bseq=14%3Bownerid=13510798902914251-18

Comment:

Torrey expressed doubt as to whether Michaux's Prinos ambiguus was a synonym of this species, so it is accepted here as a new species rather than as a new combination

Verified:

07/01/2019 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Prinos ambiguus Michx.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	Carolina holly			1	Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
English	sand holly			1	Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541

Annotations

Agricultural Research Service

Details for: NA 88621, Ilex ambigua Torr., KY23-025a