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PLANTS

Common winterberry

Ilex verticillata

Plants
NativeShrubPerennialWhite flowers
Common winterberry, In fruit
Common winterberry, In flower
Common winterberry, Leafless
2.7 mHeight

Perennial shrub reaching 2.7 m. Grows in fields.

There are 1,108 observations of Common winterberry in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Estrie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in September and become rare from December to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie258
  2. Estrie190
  3. Outaouais166
  4. Laurentides113
  5. Lanaudière96
  6. Centre-du-Québec92
  7. Capitale-Nationale51
  8. Mauricie41
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches35
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue32
  11. Montréal18
  12. Laval6
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  14. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  15. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  16. Côte-Nord2
  17. Nord-du-Québec1

Habitat

FieldsHubert Figuière

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