Smilax pulverulenta

Smilax pulverulenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
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

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 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. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ "Smilax pulverulenta". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. 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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