Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Smilax hispida
FAMILY
Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Smilax tamnoides
FAMILY
Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 041-02-006:
Smilax hispida
FAMILY
Liliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Bristly Greenbrier, Hellfetter, China-root
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_smhi_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_smta2_001_lvd
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmstamnoides_wad1
March Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
Prickles of the stem abundant, thin and needle-like, shiny brown or black, per Weakley's Flora.