Ilex amelanchier

 ( Amelanchier ) 

Ilex amelanchier, the swamp holly or sarvis holly, is a rare species of holly from the southeastern United States. It is a close relative of mountain holly ( Ilex mucronata) which used to be placed in a monotypic genus Nemopanthus. Ilex amelanchier grows near water, for example on streambanks.

The dull red drupes appear in October to November, and may persist until the following spring.

Its native range is limited to the Atlantic coastal plain and gulf coastal plain, and extends as far south as Florida, as far west as Louisiana, and as far north as North Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile: Ilex amelanchier (Sarvis holly) Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

• Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, isotype of Ilex amelanchier
• Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, rare plants of Louisiana includes photos, description, Louisiana distribution map
• Carolina Nature: photos
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas