Difference between revisions of "Smilax pumila"
KatieMccoy (talk | contribs) |
KatieMccoy (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 30: | Line 30: | ||
===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> | ===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> | ||
| + | It has been observed blooming and flowering in November (FSU Herbarium). | ||
| + | |||
===Seed dispersal=== | ===Seed dispersal=== | ||
===Seed bank and germination=== | ===Seed bank and germination=== | ||
Revision as of 09:29, 14 October 2015
| Smilax pumila | |
|---|---|
| |
| Photo taken by Kevin Robertson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Smilacaceae |
| Genus: | Smilax |
| Species: | S. pumila |
| Binomial name | |
| Smilax pumila Walter | |
| |
| Natural range of Smilax pumila from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: sarsparilla vine
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
A description of Smilax pumila is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, S. pumila can be found along slopes, steep banks near rivers, Ilex woods near roads, and in shaded forested floodplains (FSU Herbarium). Soil types include loamy sand and loamy soil (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
It has been observed blooming and flowering in November (FSU Herbarium).
