Ilex verticillata Winterberry (Aquifoliaceae) Deciduous shrub

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Ilex verticillata
Winterberry
Deciduous shrub
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The Ilex verticillata plant species is found in Eastern N. America - Newfoundland to Minnesota and south to Georgia and Tennessee.. It is a member of the Aquifoliaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Winterberry. Some home gardeners know the variety as Prinos verticillata.

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Latin Name:  Ilex verticillata
Common Name:  Winterberry
Family:  Aquifoliaceae
Author:  (L.)A.Gray.

Known Hazards:  The fruit is poisonous[177].

Mature Height:  2   Mature Width:  1.5

Habitat:  Swamps, pond margins and damp thickets[43].

Medicinal Information: The bark is antiseptic, astringent, cathartic and tonic[4, 238]. A decoction is used internally in the treatment of diarrhoea, malaria etc, and externally in the treatment of indolent sores and chronic skin disease[4, 238]. The bark contains about 4.8% tannin[4]. It is harvested in the autumn before the first frosts[4]. Another report says that the bark is harvested in the spring and dried for later use[238]. The fruit is cathartic[4].

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