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Smilacaceae
Smilax

not marked as a favorite taxon Smilax rotundifolia Linnaeus. Common name: Common Greenbriar, Bullbriar, Horsebriar. Phenology: Apr-May; Sep-Nov (and persisting). Habitat: Dry-mesic to mesic forests and woodlands, bottomland and riparian forests, swamps, pond margins, bluffs, flatwoods, prairies, old fields, fencerows, pastures, roadsides. Distribution: NS, s. ON, nc. IL, and c. MO south to n. FL and e. TX.

Glossary (beta!)

clade: B5.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, ETx1, F, FNA26, G, GW1, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, Tat, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV, Bullard & Allen (2013), Coker (1944), Judd (1998); > Smilax rotundifolia L. var. crenulata Small & A.Heller — S13; > Smilax rotundifolia L. var. quadrangularis (Muhl. ex Willd.) Wood; > Smilax rotundifolia L. var. rotundifolia — S13. Basionym: Smilax rotundifolia L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Smilax rotundifolia - FNA26

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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image #1 of Smilax rotundifolia© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Smilax rotundifolia© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Smilax rotundifolia© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Smilax rotundifolia© Alan Cressler: Smilax rotundifolia (male flowers), Laurens County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Smilax rotundifolia© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Smilax rotundifolia© Joey Shaw source | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Smilax rotundifolia© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Smilax rotundifolia© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Smilax rotundifolia© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Smilax rotundifolia© Collectors SOS | Original Image ⭷
image #14 of Smilax rotundifolia© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷

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