Smilax pumila
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Smilacaceae |
| Genus: | Smilax |
| Species: | S. pumila
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| Binomial name | |
| Smilax pumila | |
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Synonymy
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Smilax pumila, the sarsaparilla vine,[2] is a North American species of plants native to the southeastern United States from eastern Texas to South Carolina.[1][3]
Smilax pumila is the only smilax species to not have thorns.[4] It either runs along the ground or clambers up other vegetation. Flowers are yellow; fruits red and egg-shaped.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ NRCS. "Smilax pumila". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FR375
- ^ Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 476 Sarsaparilla vine Smilax pumila Walter, Fl. Carol. 244. 1788.
External links
[edit]- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
- Southeastern Flora
- Discover Life
- Texas Native Plants Database
- Alabama Plants
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