Smilax ecirrhata

Smilax ecirrhata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Liliales
Family:Smilacaceae
Genus:Smilax
Species: S. ecirrhata
Binomial name
Smilax ecirrhata
(Engelm. ex Kunth) S. Watson
Synonyms[1]
  • Coprosmanthus herbaceus var. ecirratus Engelm. ex Kunth
  • Smilax herbacea var. ecirrata (Engelm. ex Kunth) A.Gray ex A.DC.
  • Coprosmanthus ecirrhatus (Engelm. ex Kunth) Chapm.
  • Nemexia ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) Small

Smilax ecirrhata, the upright carrionflower,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the Greenbriar family. It is native to Ontario and to the central United States (Great Lakes Region and Mississippi/Ohio/Missouri Valley).[1][3] It is found in rich, calcareous forests along floodplains.[4] It is an herbaceous plant that has green umbels of flowers in late spring.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ "Smilax ecirrhata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
  4. ↑ Smilax ecirrata at the University of Michigan Herbarium
  5. ↑ Flora of North America


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