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Smilax pulverulenta

Botanic Family

Smilacaceae

Author

Michaux

Common Names

• Downy Carrionflower

Geographical Habitats

• Ontario - Canada
• Alabama
• Arkansas
• Delaware
• District of Colombia
• Georgia
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Maryland
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Nebraska
• New Jersey
• New York
• North Carolina
• Ohio
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Virginia
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin - USA

Natural Habitats

• Woodland
• thickets
• alluvial soil

Flowering Times

• Apr-Jun

Fruiting Times

• Jun
• Jul
• Sep
• Oct

Tendril-climbing herb without prickles. Leaves to 150mm long more or less downy beneath. Greenish flowers with sepals & petals to 5mm, fruit a black berry to 10mm diameter

Further References

• FOA
• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• USDA
• USNH
• Kew