Smilax hispida Rafinesque var. australis J.B. Norton. clade: B2. Common name: Southern Bristly Greenbriar. Phenology: Apr-May. Habitat: Swamps, rich moist or dry forests and woodlands. Distribution: E. NC south to s. FL, west to e. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = S, Coker (1944); = Smilax hispida Raf. — Tx; = Smilax tamnoides L. var. tamnoides — F; < Smilax hispida Raf. — K4, RAB, Wilbur (2003); < Smilax pseudo-china Sieber — S13, misapplied; < Smilax tamnoides L. — ETx1, FNA26, NS, POWO. Basionym: Smilax hispida Raf. var. australis J.B.Norton 1944
Links to other floras: < Smilax tamnoides - FNA26
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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