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==Ecology==
 
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In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, ''S. pumila'' can be found along slopes, steep banks near rivers, ''Ilex'' woods, and in shaded forested floodplains (FSU Herbarium). Soil types include loamy sand and loamy soil (FSU Herbarium).
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In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, ''S. pumila'' can be found along slopes, steep banks near rivers, ''Ilex'' woods, and in shaded forested floodplains. <ref name="FSU Herbarium">Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: C. Anderson, Rodie White, Robert K. Godfrey, R. Komarek, Annie Schmidt. States and Counties: Florida: Gadsden, Leon, Liberty. Georgia: Grady. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.</ref> Soil types include loamy sand and loamy soil. <ref name="FSU Herbarium"/>
  
 
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It has been observed blooming and flowering in November (FSU Herbarium).
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It has been observed blooming and flowering in November. <ref name="FSU Herbarium"/>
 
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==References and notes==
 
==References and notes==
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: C. Anderson, Rodie White, Robert K. Godfrey, R. Komarek, Annie Schmidt. States and Counties: Florida: Gadsden, Leon, Liberty. Georgia: Grady. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
 

Revision as of 15:48, 8 August 2016

Smilax pumila
Smilax pumila PHFP A 2015-05-18 KMR.jpg
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
SMIL PUMI dist.jpg
Natural range of Smilax pumila from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: sarsparilla vine, dwarf smilax

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, and in shaded forested floodplains. [1] Soil types include loamy sand and loamy soil. [1]

Phenology

It has been observed blooming and flowering in November. [1]

Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: C. Anderson, Rodie White, Robert K. Godfrey, R. Komarek, Annie Schmidt. States and Counties: Florida: Gadsden, Leon, Liberty. Georgia: Grady. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.