I can see common ❄ winter­berry/​Michigan holly/◼︎ black alder Ilex verticillata

Do not confuse with 🇪🇺 ◼︎ European black alder  Alnus glutinosa which is also sometimes called black alder.  Very-distantly related:

• Not in the same species, family, nor order.
• Their fruit are very different (drupe vs. cone-like, disbursed 🐦︎ by animals vs. 💨︎ by wind).
• Their leaves are very different.
• One is a tree, while the other is a shrub.

Part of holly  genus Ilex, the only living genus in family Aquifoliaceae.

Native to 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 Canada and USA, east of the 🗻︎ Rocky Mountains.   🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48), 🗺 map (North America, Central America). 

Uses by native peoples
(Ethnobotany database)

Ilex hosts caterpillars of 35 species
of butterflies and moths, in some areas.

How to Grow and Care for Winterberry Holly.

Use in a small water feature or back patio garden, bloom dates, height, light, moisture, etc. (Pennsylvania).  (pages 13, 30, 32 and 46)

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🏠︎ 🌳︎ broadleaves, ╟ alternate, 🍂︎ simple non-lobed ▲▲ toothed

🇪🇺 ◼︎ European black alder  Alnus glutinosa

🇬🇧 English holly  Ilex aquifolium American holly  Ilex opaca Oregon grape  Mahonia aquifolium