Smilax hispida Rafinesque var. australis J.B. Norton. clade: B2. Southern Bristly Greenbriar. Phen: Apr-May. Hab: Swamps, rich moist or dry forests and woodlands. Dist: E. NC south to s. FL, west to e. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Other Comments: Under study by H. Medford.
Synonymy: = S, Coker (1944); = Smilax hispida Raf. – Tx; = Smilax tamnoides L. var. tamnoides – F; < Smilax hispida Raf. – K3, K4, RAB, Wilbur (2003); < Smilax pseudo-china – S13, misapplied; < Smilax tamnoides L. – ETx1, FNA26
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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