Ilex glabra
Gallberry
- Family: Aquifoliaceae
- Form: Erect, evergreen, mostly multi-stemmed, colony forming shrub with irregular, mostly informal form reaching 10 ft.
- Leaves: Evergreen, alternate, simple, shiny green above, 1-3 in. that are entire or with a few teeth near the apex
- Stem/Bark: Smooth; gray
- Flower: White, small and inconspicuous but borne in dense showy clusters; dioecious
- Fruit: Showy, round, black berries with 4 pyrenes, each containing a seed. ¼ in. diameter produced on female plants
- Comments: One of 12 holly species native to Florida ; distinguished from others with black rather than red fruit and coriaceous leaves
- Additional Resources:
Florida Native Plant Society
