NameThatPlant.net: Smilax pseudochina

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Smilax pseudochina FAMILY Smilacaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Learn more from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina website.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Smilax pseudochina FAMILY Smilacaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-02-001:

Smilax tamnifolia FAMILY Liliaceae

COMMON NAME:
Coastal Carrionflower, Bamboo-vine

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Smilax pseudochina FAMILY Smilacaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Smilax pseudochina FAMILY Smilacaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-02-001:
Smilax tamnifolia FAMILY Liliaceae

1896

Herbaceous vine (with tendrils)
Perennial
Dioecious

Habitat: pocosins, swamp forests, edges of pine savannas, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Not armed

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
Yellowish-green
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals
6 stamens in staminate flowers
Superior ovary
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Black
Berry

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