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Winterberry - Ilex verticillata Shrub with a whorled arrangement of red fruits around the stem. The fruit persists throughout the winter.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing as a large thicket on the edge of a pond.<br /> <br /> Notes: The berries are an important food source for many birds, including the American Robin (Turdus migratorius).<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72059/winterberry_-_ilex_verticillata.html" title="Winterberry - Ilex verticillata"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/72059_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=2dMmj74tSE5pdQ6tE6Q%2FD9SyXno%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Winterberry - Ilex verticillata Shrub with a whorled arrangement of red fruits around the stem. The fruit persists throughout the winter.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing as a large thicket on the edge of a pond.<br /> <br /> Notes: The berries are an important food source for many birds, including the American Robin (Turdus migratorius).<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72058/winterberry_-_ilex_verticillata.html Fall,Geotagged,Ilex verticillata,United States,Winterberry" /></a></figure> Fall,Geotagged,Ilex verticillata,United States,Winterberry,berries,ilex,red,red berries Click/tap to enlarge

Winterberry - Ilex verticillata

Shrub with a whorled arrangement of red fruits around the stem. The fruit persists throughout the winter.

Habitat: Growing as a large thicket on the edge of a pond.

Notes: The berries are an important food source for many birds, including the American Robin (Turdus migratorius).

Winterberry - Ilex verticillata Shrub with a whorled arrangement of red fruits around the stem. The fruit persists throughout the winter.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing as a large thicket on the edge of a pond.<br /> <br /> Notes: The berries are an important food source for many birds, including the American Robin (Turdus migratorius).<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72058/winterberry_-_ilex_verticillata.html Fall,Geotagged,Ilex verticillata,United States,Winterberry

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Reminds me so much of this:

    European Rowan, Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands Fruits and leafs of the European Rowan, a very winter-proof tree that we call "wild lijsterbes". This translates as wild thrush berry, referring to thrush birds who are thankful of such a tree delivering berries even in colder times.<br /> <br /> On the photo you can see some of the leafs, having coarsely serrated margins, which is a key for identification within the genus. Europe,European Rowan,Heeswijk-Dinther,Netherlands,Sorbus aucuparia,World

    Similar appearance, also sustains through winter, and a critical food source for many birds.     Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Awesome! Posted 6 years ago

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The Winterberry

"Ilex verticillata", the winterberry, is a species of holly native to eastern North America in the United States and southeast Canada, from Newfoundland west to Ontario and Minnesota, and south to Alabama.

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Similar species: Aquifoliales
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Uploaded Jan 3, 2019. Captured Nov 4, 2017 12:15 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/9.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
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