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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/30/18):
Smilax glauca
FAMILY
Smilacaceae
(?)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Smilax glauca
FAMILY
Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-02-007:
Smilax glauca
FAMILY
Liliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Whiteleaf Greenbrier, Wild Sarsaparilla, Sawbrier
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JK Marlow jkm0401c_05
January Pickens County SC
Roadside
Climbing or scrambling woody vine with thorns, 2-20m long, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
JK Marlow jkm0401c_06
January Pickens County SC
Roadside
SC's only species of Smilax with leaves whitish beneath, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
JK Marlow jkm200602_5579
June Spartanburg County SC
Lower stem often bristly. Leaves often variegated with lighter green above, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.