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==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==

Revision as of 10:28, 24 January 2018

Smilax hispida
Smilax hispida IWF.jpg
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
SMIL HISP DIST.JPG
Natural range of Smilax hispida from Weakley. Natural range of Acer rubrum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common Name: bristly greenbriar[1][2]

Taxonomic Notes

Synonym: S. tamnoides[1]
Varieties: S. hispida var. hispida; S. hispida var. australis[1]

Description

Smilax hispida is a monoecious perennial that grows as a shrub or vine.[2] In central eastern Illinois, it averages 13 stems and its seeds have a mean mass of 23.690 mg.[3]

Distribution

This species ranges from Connecticut, New York, Minnesota, and Nebraska south to Texas and southern Florida.[1][2]

Ecology

Habitat

S. hispida is found in moist to wet forests.[1]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Weakley AS (2015) Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 USDA NRCS (2016) The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 23 January 2018). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
  3. Michaels HJ, Benner B, Hartgerink AP, Lee TD, Rice S, Willson MF, Bertin RI (1988) Seed size variation: magnitude, distribution, and ecological correlates. Evolutionary Ecology 2:157-166.