Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/30/18):
Smilax auriculata
FAMILY
Smilacaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
Learn more from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina website.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Smilax auriculata
FAMILY
Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-02-009:
Smilax auriculata
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Smilax auriculata
COMMON NAME:
Dune Greenbrier
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JK Marlow jkm0502d_01
February Horry County SC
Myrtle Beach State Park
A vine usually forming dense low thickets, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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JK Marlow s050227_o
February Horry County SC
Myrtle Beach State Park
Stems usually spineless. Leaves leathery, smooth, green on both sides, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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JK Marlow s050227_p
February Horry County SC
Myrtle Beach State Park
Leaves oblong to oblong-lanceolate, abruptly rounded to acute apex, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Keith Bradley kab_s_auriculata_77373
July Miami-Dade County FL
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/30/18):
Smilax auriculata
FAMILY
Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Smilax auriculata
FAMILY
Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-02-009:
Smilax auriculata
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Smilax auriculata
1394
Climbing woody vine
Perennial
Dioecious
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common in Coastal Plain
Look for it on dunes on barrier islands, in dry sandy openings in maritime forests or sandhills near the coast, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems usually armed with prickles
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellowish-green
Unisexual
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals
6 stamens in staminate flowers
Superior ovary
Flowers in axillary umbels
FRUIT:
Fall
Black
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South p102
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p350
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p053
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p086
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p332