Smilax herbacea

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Smilax herbacea
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax
Section: Nemexia
Species: S. herbacea
Binomial name
Smilax herbacea
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Smilax herbacea (smooth herbaceous greenbrier or "carrion flower") is a plant in the catbrier family, Smilacaceae.

Description

Smilax herbacea is a vine with alternate, simple leaves, on climbing stems. The flowers are green, borne in spring. The plant at first looks like asparagus when it first sprouts out of the ground. The plant can grow over 8 feet tall without support, but will eventually fall over unless it successfully finds external support. As flowers start to develop, at first they look similar to small broccoli florets on thin stems.


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