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Smilacaceae
Smilax

not marked as a favorite taxon Smilax bona-nox Linnaeus var. bona-nox. Common name: Stretchberry, Fringed Greenbriar, Catbriar, Tramp's-trouble. Phenology: Late Apr-May; Sep-Nov. Habitat: Dry to mesic forests and woodlands, bottomland and riparian forests, bluffs, hardwood flatwoods, pine flatwoods, prairies, old fields, fencerows, pastures, roadsides. Distribution: MD and MO south to s. FL and TX; also in e. and s. Mexico.

Glossary (beta!)

clade: B5.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: The Mexican material is provisionally assigned here; study is needed.

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, NSProv, Coker (1944), Sorrie (2014a); < Smilax bona-nox L. — C, ETx1, FNA26, G, GW1, Meso6, Mo1, NcTx, NS, POWO, RAB, S, S13, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, Bullard & Allen (2013), Judd (1998); > Smilax bona-nox L. var. bona-nox — F, Il, Tat; > Smilax bona-nox L. var. exauriculata Fernald — F; > Smilax bona-nox L. var. hastata (Willd.) A.DC. — F; > Smilax bona-nox L. var. hederaefolia (Beyr.) Fernald — F, Il, Tat. Basionym: Smilax bona-nox L. 1753

Links to other floras: < Smilax bona-nox - FNA26

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (name change)
  • Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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image #1 of Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
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