Smooth Carrionflower (Smilax herbacea) | View Observations
Smilax herbacea, the smooth carrionflower or smooth herbaceous greenbrier, is a plant in the catbriar family. It is native to eastern Canada (Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick) and the eastern United States (as far south as Georgia and Alabama). Its preferred natural habitat is rich forests, and riparian thicket and meadows.
Other Names: Smilax Herbacé, 光滑菝葜, 光滑菝葜, Smooth Herbaceous Greenbrier, Gine Bigominaga Wunj, Smiher
Smilax anceps | View Observations
Smilax anceps is a vigorous scrambling vine or shrub, and is one of some 278 species in the genus Smilax in the family Smilacaceae. The species is widespread in Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, Réunion, Mauritius, Comoros, and Madagascar. The specific name 'anceps' is Latin for 'dangerous', a caution against the hooked prickles. Tarundia cinctipennis Stål, 1862, a hemipteran insect, is associated with this plant.
Other Names: Smilax herbacea, Gîne'bîgomînaga'wûnj, Smilax kraussiana, Mauritiuksensarsaparilla
