Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Smilax auriculata
FAMILY
Smilacaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Smilax auriculata
FAMILY
Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Smilax auriculata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-02-009:
Smilax auriculata FAMILY Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH The woody Smilaxes of the United States (Coker, 1944)
Smilax auriculata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Smilax auriculata
COMMON NAME:
Dune Greenbrier
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JK Marlow jkm0502d_01
February Horry County SC
Myrtle Beach State Park
A vine usually forming dense low thickets, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow s050227_o
February Horry County SC
Myrtle Beach State Park
Stems usually spineless. Leaves leathery, smooth, green on both sides, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow s050227_p
February Horry County SC
Myrtle Beach State Park
Leaves oblong to oblong-lanceolate, abruptly rounded to acute apex, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Keith Bradley kab_s_auriculata_77373
July Miami-Dade County FL
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Alan S. Weakley asw_684328376732967
December Georgetown County SC
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Alan S. Weakley asw_837890757435854
December
Blades frequently broadened or auricled below midpoint, margin with prominent cartilaginous band, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Alan S. Weakley asw_850399166199796
December Georgetown County SC
Two seeds per berry. — Alan Weakley
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Smilax auriculata
FAMILY
Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Smilax auriculata
FAMILY
Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Smilax auriculata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-02-009:
Smilax auriculata
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The woody Smilaxes of the United States (Coker, 1944)
Smilax auriculata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Smilax auriculata
1394
Climbing woody vine
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: dunes on barrier islands, maritime scrub and thickets, dry sandy openings in maritime forests or sandhills (northward, as in the Carolinas, limited to sites near the coast), per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems usually armed with prickles
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellowish-green
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals
6 stamens in staminate flowers
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Flowers in axillary umbels
FRUIT:
Fall
Black
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p102
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p350
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p489
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p075
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p053
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p086
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p332
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