Smilax hispida
| Smilax hispida | |
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| Photo by John Hilty hosted at IllinoisWildflowers.info | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida - Moncots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Smilacaceae |
| Genus: | Smilax |
| Species: | S. hispida |
| Binomial name | |
| Smilax hispida Rafinesque | |
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Natural range of Smilax hispida from Weakley. {ref}Weakley, Alan S. 2015. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 1320 pp.
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Common Name: bristly greenbriar[1]
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Taxonomic Notes
Synonym: S. tamnoides[1] Varieties: S. hispida var. hispida; S. hispida var. australis[1]
Description
Distribution
This species ranges from Connecticut, New York, Minnesota, and Nebraska south to Texas and southern Florida.[2]
Ecology
Habitat
S. hispida is found in moist to wet forests.[1]
