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Common Name(s): Jackson-briar;<ref name="Weakley 2015">Weakley AS (2015) Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.</ref> lanceleaf greenbrier<ref name="USDA">USDA NRCS (2016) The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 22 January 2018). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.</ref>
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==Taxonomic Notes==
 
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Synonym(s): ''S. maritima''<ref name="Weakley 2015"/>
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This species primarily occurs on the coastal plain from Virginia, south to central peninsular Florida, westward to Texas.<ref name="Weakley 2015"/><ref name="USDA"/>
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''S. smallii'' is found in bottomland forests.<ref name="Weakley 2015"/>
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Flowering occurs from May through July<ref name="Weakley 2015"/><ref name="PanFlora">Nelson G (22 January 2018) PanFlora. Retrieved from gilnelson.com/PanFlora/</ref> and fruits from April to June of the following year.<ref name="Weakley 2015"/>
 
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Revision as of 09:54, 22 January 2018

Smilax smallii
Smilax smallii SEF.jpg
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. smalliis
Binomial name
Smilax smallii
Morong
SMIL SMAL DIST.JPG
Natural range of Smilax smallii from USDA NRCS [1].

Common Name(s): Jackson-briar;[1] lanceleaf greenbrier[2]

Taxonomic Notes

Synonym(s): S. maritima[1]

Description

Distribution

This species primarily occurs on the coastal plain from Virginia, south to central peninsular Florida, westward to Texas.[1][2]

Ecology

Habitat

S. smallii is found in bottomland forests.[1]

Phenology

Flowering occurs from May through July[1][3] and fruits from April to June of the following year.[1]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Weakley AS (2015) Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  2. 2.0 2.1 USDA NRCS (2016) The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 22 January 2018). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
  3. Nelson G (22 January 2018) PanFlora. Retrieved from gilnelson.com/PanFlora/