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Smilax nipponica

Botanic Family

Smilacaceae

Author

Miquel

Common Names

• Bai bei niu wei cai (Pinyin)
• Tachi-shiode (Japan)

Geographical Habitats

• Anhui
• Fujian
• Guangdong
• Guizhou
• Henan
• Hunan
• Jiangxi
• Liaoning
• Shandong
• Sichuan
• Taiwan
• Yunnan
• Zhejiang - China
• Honshu
• Kyushu
• Shikoku - Japan
• Korea

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• grassland & streamsides
• montane meadows & thickets

Flowering Times

• Apr-May (China)
• May-Jun (Japan)

Fruiting Times

• Aug-Sep (China)

Erect annual or perennial herb sometimes slightly climbing with tendrils & leaves to 150mm 70mm. Male umbels of 4mm green-yellow to white flowers, femalr flowers slightly smaller, blue-black berries, white powdery to 7mm diameter

Further References

• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• FOJ
• Kew