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Whiteleaf Greenbrier,
Smilax glauca
Climbing or scrambling woody vine with thorns, 2-20m long, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
Cleome,
Tarenaya hassleriana
Leaflets oblanceolate, entire. Leaves with flattened recurved stipular thorns, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Purple-flowering Raspberry,
Rubus odoratus
Only Rubus in the Carolinas consistently without thorns & with simple leaves, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Common Dewberry,
Rubus flagellaris
Thorns usually short, broad-based, and curved, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
McCartney Rose,
Rosa bracteata
Thorns curved and puberulent, flattened, broad-based, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Oneflower Hawthorn,
Crataegus uniflora
Shrubby habit, small leaves and slender thorns, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US.
Littlehip Hawthorn,
Crataegus spathulata
Thorns moderately stout, 2-5cm long, often lacking on twigs of mature plants, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US.
Washington Hawthorn,
Crataegus phaenopyrum
Thorns slender to moderately stout, 2-5cm, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US.
Honey Locust,
Gleditsia triacanthos
Strong thorns are frequently branched, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
Trifoliate Orange,
Citrus trifoliata
Seems to be made up almost entirely of "thorns" (actually, stipular spines), per Weakley's Flora.
Trifoliate Orange,
Citrus trifoliata
Long pointed thorns (1-5 cm) and green branches, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast.
Christmas-berry,
Lycium carolinianum
Branches stiff, some ending in thorns. Leaves succulent, per Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Northern Florida and Adjacent Georgia and Alabama by Robert Godfrey.