Aquifoliaceae
Catberry
Ilex mucronata
- Family
- Aquifoliaceae
- Genus
- Ilex
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Common names
By language (2)
- Croatian
- Gorska lupina
- English
- Catberry, Mountain holly
Synonyms
- Ageria mucronata Raf.
- Ilex delicatula Barton
- Ilicioides canadensis Kuntze
- Ilicioides mucronata (L.) Britton
- Nemopanthes mucronata (L.) Trel.
- Nemopanthus canadensis (Michx.) DC.
- Nemopanthus fascicularis Raf.
- Nemopanthus lucida K.Koch
- Nemopanthus mucronatus (L.) Trel.
- Nemopanthus mucronatus f. chrysocarpus (Farw.) Fernald
- Nemopanthus mucronatus f. mucronatus
- Nemopanthus mucronatus var. chrysocarpus Farw.
- Prinos canadensis Lodd. ex Steud.
- Prinos integrifolius Elliott
- Prinos longipes Raf.
- Vaccinium mucronatum L.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 475 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Kent P. McFarland, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tyler Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Reuven Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ian Manning, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vince La Tassa, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mark Connolly, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mark Connolly, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jenn (McPhee) Dyson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Laurel Meredyk, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Steven Lamonde, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: jyoung2399, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.