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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
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Revision as of 16:01, 22 January 2018
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| Photo by John Gwaltney hosted at Southeastern Flora.com | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida - Moncots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Smilacaceae |
| Genus: | Smilax |
| Species: | S. rotundifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Smilax rotundifolia L. | |
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| Natural range of Smilax rotundifolia from USDA NRCS [1]. | |
Common Names: Common greenbriar; bullbriar; horsebriar[1]
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Description
Distribution
The distribution of S. rotundifolia ranges from eastern Texas, westward to northern Florida, and northward into the provinces of Nova Scotia and Ontario Canada.[1]
Ecology
Habitat
S. rotundifolia is found in a variety of upland and wetland habitats.[1]
Phenology
In the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States, S. rotundifolia flowers from April through May with fruiting occurring in September through November and persisting beyond.[1]
