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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"/> | + | 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"/> It can also be found in Puerto Rico.<ref name="USDA"/> |
==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
Revision as of 09:58, 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. smalliis |
| Binomial name | |
| Smilax smallii Morong | |
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| Natural range of Smilax smallii from USDA NRCS [1]. | |
Common Name(s): Jackson-briar;[1] lanceleaf greenbrier[2]
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonym(s): S. maritima[1]
Description
Smilax smallii is a monoecious perennial that grows as a shrub or vine.[2]
Distribution
This species primarily occurs on the coastal plain from Virginia, south to central peninsular Florida, westward to Texas.[1][2] It can also be found in Puerto Rico.[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
- ↑ 1.0 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 USDA NRCS (2016) The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 22 January 2018). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
- ↑ Nelson G (22 January 2018) PanFlora. Retrieved from gilnelson.com/PanFlora/
