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Photographer: Kitty Kohout
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Family Aquifoliaceae
Ilex mucronata (L.) M.Powell, V.Savolainen & S.Andrews
cat-berry, mountain holly
Ilex: ancient Latin name of the Holly Oak, rather than Holly
mucronata: mucronate, with a short, abrupt tip
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 10' tall shrub, branched |
| Flower: | yellowish, 7 or more-parted, petals separate, narrow; blooms April-June |
| Fruit: | red/yellow berry, with thick nutlet |
| Leaf: | with short, sharp point, edges mostly entire, bases rounded, stalks often reddish |
| Habitat: | moist to wet |
| (Glossary) |
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