Smilax ecirrata (Engelmann ex Kunth) S. Watson. clade: C1. Common name: Upright Carrionflower. Phenology: Mid May-early Jun; Aug-Sep. Habitat: Forests. Distribution: N. OH, MI, WI, and s. MN south to w. VA, TN, s. IL, MO, and e. OK.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, K4, Mi, Va, Judd (1998), Mangaly (1968); Coprosmanthus herbaceus (L.) Kunth var. ecirratus Engelm. ex Kunth; = Nemexia ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) Small — S, S13, orthographic variant; = Smilax ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) S.Watson — Ar, C, FNA26, Il, Mo1, NS, POWO, Tn, WV, Pennell (1916), orthographic variant; < Smilax ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) S.Watson — F, G, WH3, orthographic variant; < Smilax herbacea L. — Li et al (2013). Basionym: Coprosmanthus herbaceus (L.) Kunth var. ecirratus Engelm. ex Kunth 1850
Links to other floras: = Smilax ecirrhata - FNA26
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: 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 ⓘ: 3
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