Smooth Winterberry is a native deciduous holly of bogs and wet acidic soils along the Atlantic coastal plain, closely related to winterberry but with smoother leaves and slightly different berries. Its bright orange-to-red berries provide critical winter food for cedar waxwings and many other birds. The two species sometimes hybridize where their ranges overlap.
Best time to see a Smooth Winterberry
The best time to see a Smooth Winterberry is August–November, when about 61% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 93 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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