Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox
FAMILY
Smilacaceae
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The leaf margins of Smilax bona-nox are beset with numerous small spines, unlike other Smilax species. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Smilax bona-nox
FAMILY
Smilacaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-02-005:
Smilax bona-nox FAMILY Liliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Fringed Greenbrier, Catbrier, Stretchberry, Tramp's Trouble
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox
FAMILY
Smilacaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Smilax bona-nox
FAMILY
Smilacaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-02-005:
Smilax bona-nox
FAMILY
Liliaceae
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