Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Smilax pulverulenta
FAMILY
Smilacaceae
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Learn more from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina website.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Smilax pulverulenta
FAMILY
Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Smilax pulverulenta
INCLUDED WITHIN Phylogeography of North American herbaceous Smilax (Smilacaceae) (Li et al., 2013)
Smilax herbacea
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-02-002b:
Smilax herbacea var. pulverulenta FAMILY Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Smilax herbacea var. pulverulenta
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Nemexia pulverulenta
COMMON NAME:
Downy Carrionflower
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Smilax pulverulenta
FAMILY
Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Smilax pulverulenta
FAMILY
Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Smilax pulverulenta
INCLUDED WITHIN
Phylogeography of North American herbaceous Smilax (Smilacaceae) (Li et al., 2013)
Smilax herbacea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-02-002b:
Smilax herbacea var. pulverulenta
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Smilax herbacea var. pulverulenta
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Nemexia pulverulenta
2108
Herbaceous vine (with tendrils)
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: Moist to dry deciduous forests, especially over mafic or calcareous rocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Common in NC Mountains, uncommon or rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellowish-green
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals
6 stamens in staminate flowers
Superior ovary
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Black
Berry
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