Smilax pumila | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Smilacaceae |
Genus: | Smilax |
Species: | S. pumila
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Binomial name | |
Smilax pumila | |
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Synonymy
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Smilax pumila, the sarsaparilla vine,[2] is a North American species of plants native to the southeastern United States from eastern Texas to South Carolina.[1][3]
Smilax pumila is the only smilax species to not have thorns.[4] It either runs along the ground or clambers up other vegetation. Flowers are yellow; fruits red and egg-shaped.[5]