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Smilacaceae
Smilax

not marked as a favorite taxon Smilax glauca Walter. Common name: Whiteleaf Greenbriar, Wild Sarsaparilla. Phenology: Late Apr-early Jun; Sep-Nov (and persisting). Habitat: Dry to mesic forests and woodlands, bottomland and riparian forests, bluffs, hardwood flatwoods, pine flatwoods, prairies, old fields, fencerows, pastures, roadsides, uncommon in wetlands. One of the most ubiquitous plants in our region, and remarkable for its ecological amplitude. Distribution: NJ, c. PA, OH, IN, MO, and KS, south to c. peninsular FL and TX, and also in e. and s. Mexico.

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clade: B5.

ID notes: A distinctive Smilax with pale (glaucous) lower leaf surface.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, FNA26, GW1, K4, Meso6, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3, Bullard & Allen (2013), Coker (1944), Judd (1998); > Smilax glauca Walter var. glauca — F, G, Il, Tx, WV; > Smilax glauca Walter var. leurophylla Blake — F, G, Il, Tx, WV. Basionym: Smilax glauca Walter 1788

Links to other floras: = Smilax glauca - FNA26

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Great Plains: UPL
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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image #1 of Smilax glauca© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Smilax glauca© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Smilax glauca© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Smilax glauca© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Smilax glauca© Alan Cressler: Smilax glauca (male flowers), Laurens County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Smilax glauca© Joey Shaw source | Original Image ⭷

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native range: eastern United States & Mexico



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