Smilax lasioneura

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Smilax lasioneura
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax
Species: S. lasioneura
Binomial name
Smilax lasioneura
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Natural range of Smilax lasioneura from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Blue Ridge carrionflower

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Smilax lasioneura is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida, S. lasioneura can occur in mesic woodlands; calcareous woodlands; wooded seepage slopes; ridges between ravines; pine-oak-hickory woods; and mixed pine-hardwood forests (FSU Herbarium). Soils include loam, sandy loam and loamy sand (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Arisaema, Toxicodendron, Trillium, Smilax ecirrhata, and bloodroot (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

It has been observed flowering March through July and fruiting March through November (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: Collectors: States and Counties: Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.