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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]

Smilax pumila is the only smilax species to not have thorns.[4] It either runs along the ground or clambers up other vegetation. Flowers are yellow; fruits red and egg-shaped.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Smilax pumila". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FR375
  5. ^ Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 476 Sarsaparilla vine Smilax pumila Walter, Fl. Carol. 244. 1788.

External links[edit]


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smilax_pumila

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