Smilax walteri

Smilax walteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Liliales
Family:Smilacaceae
Genus:Smilax
Species: S. walteri
Binomial name
Smilax walteri
Pursh
Synonyms[1]
  • Smilax china Walter 1788, illegitimate homonym not L. 1753
  • Smilax walteri f. pallida Hollick

Smilax walteri, common names coral greenbrier,[2] red-berried greenbrier or red-berried bamboo,[3] is a North American species of plants found only in the United States. It is native to coastal plains in the south-central, southeastern, and east-central parts of the country, from eastern Texas to New Jersey.[1][4]

Smilax walteri is a vine climbing over other vegetation, sometimes reaching up to 6 m (20 feet) above the ground. Flowers are small and yellow-brown, hence not very showy, but the bright red or orange berries are conspicuous especially in the winter.[3]

The species is not closely related to bamboo, despite the second common name.

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ "Smilax walteri". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 477 Red-berried greenbrier, red-berried bamboo, Smilax walteri Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 249. 1814.
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map


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