Smilax pumila

Smilax pumila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax
Species:
S. pumila
Binomial name
Smilax pumila
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Parillax pumila (Walter) Raf.
  • Smilax humilis Mill.
  • Smilax pubera Michx.
  • Smilax puberula Kunth

Smilax pumila, the sarsaparilla vine,[2] is a North American species of plants native to the southeastern United States from eastern Texas to South Carolina.[1][3] It can be found in habitats such as forested floodplains and alongside rivers.[4]

Smilax pumila is the only smilax species to not have thorns.[5] It either runs along the ground or clambers up other vegetation. Flowers are yellow; fruits red and egg-shaped.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ NRCS. "Smilax pumila". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: C. Anderson, Rodie White, Robert K. Godfrey, R. Komarek, Annie Schmidt. States and Counties: Florida: Gadsden, Leon, Liberty. Georgia: Grady.
  5. ^ https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FR375
  6. ^ Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 476 Sarsaparilla vine Smilax pumila Walter, Fl. Carol. 244. 1788.


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