Smilax hugeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax
Species:
S. hugeri
Binomial name
Smilax hugeri
(Small) J.B.Norton ex Pennell
Synonyms[1]
  • Nemexia hugeri Small
  • Nemexia elliptica Raf.
  • Smilax ecirrhata var. hugeri (Small) H.E.Ahles

Smilax hugeri, common name Huger's carrionflower,[2] is a North American plant species native to the south-eastern United States. It is found in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, and North and South Carolina.[1][3]

Description

Smilax hugeri is erect herb up to 5 m (15 feet) tall, without spines. Flowers are small and green; berries round and covered with wax.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Smilax hugeri". 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 474 Smilax hugeri (Small) J. B. Norton ex Pennell, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club. 43: 420. 1916

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