Smilax pumila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax
Species:
S. pumila
Binomial name
Smilax pumila
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Parillax pumila (Walter) Raf.
  • Smilax humilis Mill.
  • Smilax pubera Michx.
  • Smilax puberula Kunth

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 a prickly vine or subshrub up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. It either runs along the ground or clambers up other vegetation. Flowers are yellow; fruits red and egg-shaped.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. โ†‘ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Smilax pumila". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. โ†‘ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. โ†‘ Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 476 Sarsaparilla vine Smilax pumila Walter, Fl. Carol. 244. 1788.


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