Smilax herbacea

Smilax herbacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax
Section: Smilax sect. Nemexia
Species:
S. herbacea
Binomial name
Smilax herbacea
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Coprosmanthus herbaceus (L.) Kunth
  • Nemexia herbacea (L.) Small
  • Smilax peduncularis Muhl. ex Willd.
  • Nemexia cerulea Raf.
  • Nemexia nigra Raf.
  • Smilax longifolia P.Watson 1825, not Rich. 1792
  • Smilax watsonii Sweet
  • Coprosmanthus consanguineus Kunth
  • Coprosmanthus peduncularis (Muhl. ex Willd.) Kunth

Smilax herbacea, the smooth carrionflower[2] or smooth herbaceous greenbrier, is a plant in the catbriar family. It is native to eastern Canada (Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick) and the eastern United States (as far south as Georgia and Alabama).[3][4] Its preferred natural habitat is rich forests, and riparian thicket and meadows.[5]

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Smilax herbacea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ^ Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 473 Carrion-flower, Jacob’s-ladder, smilax herbacé, Smilax herbacea Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 1030. 1753.