Aquifoliaceae
Inkberry
Ilex glabra
- Family
- Aquifoliaceae
- Genus
- Ilex
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- بهشية مرداء
- Chinese
- 光滑冬青
- English
- Inkberry
- Persian
- خاس نرم
Synonyms
- Ennepta myricoides Raf.
- Ilex glabra var. austrina Ashe
- Prinos glaber L.
- Winterlia glabra (L.) K.Koch
- Winterlia triflora Moench
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: scott.zona, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: TheMcCarthy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: scott.zona, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: James Hathaway, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Paris B, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.