Smilax biltmoreana

Smilax biltmoreana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax
Species:
S. biltmoreana
Binomial name
Smilax biltmoreana
(Small) J.B.Norton ex Pennell
Synonyms[1]
  • Nemexia biltmoreana Small
  • Smilax ecirrhata var. biltmoreana (Small) H.E.Ahles
  • Smilax ecirrata var. biltmoreana (Small) H.E.Ahles, alternate spelling

Smilax biltmoreana, common name Biltmore's carrionflower,[2] is a North American plant species native to the south-eastern United States. It is concentrated in the Great Smoky Mountains but with outlying populations in Virginia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, and northern Florida.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ NRCS. "Smilax biltmoreana". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map