Smilax pulverulenta

Smilax pulverulenta, the downy carrionflower,[2] is a North American species of plants native to the eastern and central United States. The plant is fairly common in the Ozarks, the Appalachians, and the Mid-Atlantic States, with isolated populations in Rhode Island, Minnesota, and Nebraska.[1][3]

Smilax pulverulenta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax
Species:
S. pulverulenta
Binomial name
Smilax pulverulenta
Synonyms[1]
  • Smilax herbacea var. pulverulenta (Michx.) A.Gray
  • Nemexia pulverulenta (Michx.) Small

Description

Smilax pulverulenta is a climbing vine up to 250 cm (100 inches) tall, without prickles. Flowers are small and green; fruits dark blue to black, without the waxy coating common on other species in the genus.[4]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Smilax pulverulenta". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 470, 476 Smilax pulverulenta Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 238. 1803.


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