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Smilacaceae
Smilax

not marked as a favorite taxon Smilax leptanthera Pennell. Common name: Warm Springs Carrionflower. Phenology: Late May. Habitat: Moist forests. Distribution: So far as known, endemic to wc. GA (type locality is Warm Springs, Meriwether County, in the lower Piedmont).

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clade: C1.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: See Pennell (1916) for additional information. Treated as valid and rare by GAHP.

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Pennell (1916); = Nemexia leptanthera (Pennell) Small — S; < Smilax herbacea L. — Li et al (2013); < Smilax pseudochina L. — FNA26, NS, POWO. Basionym: Smilax leptanthera Pennell 1916

Links to other floras: < Smilax pseudochina - FNA26

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 1

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