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Smilax tamnoides

Botanic Family

Smilacaceae

Author

Linnaeus

Common Names

• Bristly Greenbrier
• Hagbrier
• Hellfetter
• China Root

Geographical Habitats

• S. Ontario - Canada
• Mexico
• Alabama
• Arkansas
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• District of Colombia
• Florida
• Georgia
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maryland
• Massachussetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Misissippi
• Missouri
• Nebraska
• New Jersey
• New York
• North Carolina
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Pennsylvania
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Vermont
• Virginia
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin - U.S.A.

Natural Habitats

• Woodland
• thickets
• riverside

Flowering Times

• Apr-Jun

Fruiting Times

• Jun
• Sep
• Oct

Prickly tuberous woody high-climbing vine to 5m with bristle-like spines. Pointed leaves to 200mm diameter with denticulate margins. Greenish-yellow to bronze flowers to 5mm, sepals 5mm long. 10mm blue-black fruits

Further References

• Sturtevant 1919
• Mobot
• Bean 1950
• Bailey 1976
• Krussmann 1976
• Huxley 1992
• FOA
• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• USDA
• JAA
• FOSEUS
• USNH
• Kew