Aquifoliaceae

Smooth winterberry

Ilex laevigata (Pursh) A.Gray

Family: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex

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Smooth winterberry: smooth winterberry Ilex laevigata (Pursh) Gray Descriptor: Foliage Description: Ilex laevigata; smooth winterberry Image type: Field Image location: United Stat — Photo: Richard Webb, Self-employed horticulurist, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Smooth winterberry

Synonyms

Prinos laevigatus Pursh

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Richard Webb, Self-employed horticulurist, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Richard Webb, Self-employed horticulurist, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, 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.