Smilax herbacea
| smooth herbaceous greenbrier | |
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| Smilax herbacea[1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Smilacaceae |
| Genus: | Smilax |
| Section: | Nemexia |
| Species: | S. herbacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Smilax herbacea L. | |
Smilax herbacea (smooth herbaceous greenbrier or "carrion flower") is a plant in the catbrier family, Smilacaceae. It is native to eastern Canada and the eastern United States.[2]
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Smilax flower as it develops looks similar to a broccoli floret.
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Smilax sprout at 2' height
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Smilax view showing height of 8 feet or greater possible
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.
References
- ↑ Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 527.
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families