Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Compared with var. bona-nox, var. littoralis is not a high-climber; it tends to scramble over the ground or on shrubs. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina website.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/30/18):
Smilax bona-nox var. littoralis
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
COMMON NAME:
Maritime Catbrier, Maritime Saw Greenbrier