Scientific or common name:

Smilax herbacea L.

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SMILACACEAE - Catbrier family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Smilax herbacea L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl. 2: 1030. 1753 [1 May 1753]
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Smooth carrionflower
English name: carrion-flower
English name: Jacob's-ladder

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Grown habit: Vine, Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Nemexia herbacea (L.) Small

Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Smilax herbacea L. var. lasioneura (Hook.) A. DC.
2) Smilax herbacea L. var. pulverulenta (Michx.) A. Gray

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Liliidae
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax
Species:

1) Smilax aristolochiifolia Mill. 2) Smilax aspera L. 3) Smilax auriculata Walter 4) Smilax biltmoreana (Small) J.B.S. Norton ex Pennell 5) Smilax bona-nox L. 6) Smilax bona-nox L. var. exauriculata Fernald 7) Smilax bona-nox L. var. hastata (Willd.) A. DC. 8) Smilax bona-nox L. var. hederifolia (Bey.) Fernald 9) Smilax californica (A. DC.) A. Gray 10) Smilax china L. 11) Smilax coriacea Spreng. 12) Smilax domingensis auct. non Willd. 13) Smilax ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) S. Watson 14) Smilax ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) S. Watson var. biltmoreana (Small) H.E. Ahles 15) Smilax ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) S. Watson var. hugeri (Small) H.E. Ahles 16) Smilax glauca Walter 17) Smilax glauca Walter var. genuina S.F. Blake 18) Smilax glauca Walter var. leurophylla S.F. Blake 19) Smilax havanensis auct. non Jacq. 20) Smilax herbacea L. 21) Smilax herbacea L. var. lasioneura (Hook.) A. DC. 22) Smilax herbacea L. var. pulverulenta (Michx.) A. Gray 23) Smilax hispida Muhl. ex Torr. 24) Smilax hispida Muhl. ex Torr. var. australis Small 25) Smilax hispida Muhl. ex Torr. var. montana Coker 26) Smilax hugeri (Small) J.B.S. Norton ex Pennell 27) Smilax illinoensis Mangaly 28) Smilax jamesii G. Wallace 29) Smilax lanceolata auct. non L. 30) Smilax lasioneura Hook. 31) Smilax laurifolia L. 32) Smilax leptanthera Pennell 33) Smilax megacarpa Morong p.p. 34) Smilax megacarpa Morong p.p. 35) Smilax melastomifolia Sm. 36) Smilax melastomifolia Sm. var. subinermis Hillebr. 37) Smilax pseudochina L. 38) Smilax pulverulenta Michx. 39) Smilax pumila Walter 40) Smilax regelii Killip & Morton 41) Smilax renifolia Small 42) Smilax rotundifolia L. 43) Smilax rotundifolia L. var. crenulata Small & A. Heller 44) Smilax rotundifolia L. var. quadrangularis (Muhl. ex Willd.) Alph. Wood 45) Smilax sandwicensis Kunth 46) Smilax sandwicensis Kunth var. crassifolia Hillebr. 47) Smilax smallii Morong 48) Smilax tamnifolia Michx. 49) Smilax tamnoides L. 50) Smilax tamnoides L. var. hispida (Muhl. ex Torr.) Fernald 51) Smilax walteri Pursh

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, ON, QC)


Map for Smilax herbacea L.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Smilacaceae)
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1) Nemexia (greenbrier) 2) Smilax (greenbrier)

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Common names (Smilax)
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1) Bamboo vine (Smilax pseudochina) 2) Biltmore's carrionflower (Smilax biltmoreana) 3) Blue Ridge carrionflower (Smilax lasioneura) 4) Bristly greenbrier (Smilax tamnoides) 5) California greenbrier (Smilax californica) 6) Cat greenbrier (Smilax glauca) 7) China root (Smilax china) 8) Coral greenbrier (Smilax walteri) 9) Downy carrionflower (Smilax pulverulenta) 10) Earleaf greenbrier (Smilax auriculata) 11) English Peak greenbrier (Smilax jamesii) 12) Everglades greenbrier (Smilax coriacea) 13) Hawai'i greenbrier (Smilax melastomifolia) 14) Huger's carrionflower (Smilax hugeri) 15) Illinois greenbrier (Smilax illinoensis) 16) Jamaican sarsaparilla (Smilax regelii) 17) Kidneyleaf greenbrier (Smilax renifolia) 18) Lanceleaf greenbrier (Smilax smallii) 19) Laurel greenbrier (Smilax laurifolia) 20) Rough bindweed (Smilax aspera) 21) Roundleaf greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) 22) Sarsaparilla (Smilax aristolochiifolia) 23) Sarsparilla vine (Smilax pumila) 24) Saw greenbrier (Smilax bona-nox) 25) Smooth carrionflower (Smilax herbacea) 26) Upright carrionflower (Smilax ecirrhata)

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More species:
1) Smilax hispida Muhl. ex Torr. [91]
2) Smilax laurifolia L. [358]
3) Smilax megacarpa Morong p.p. [93]
4) Smilax melastomifolia Sm. var. subinermis Hillebr. [100]
5) Smilax rotundifolia L. [534]
6) Smilax smallii Morong [328]
7) Smyrnium olusatrum L. [489]
8) Solanum aculeatissimum sensu Schulz, non Jacq. [134]
9) Solanum americanum Mill. var. nodiflorum (Jacq.) Edmonds [171]
10) Solanum capsicastrum Link ex Schauer [93]

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