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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina website.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/30/18):
Smilax herbacea
FAMILY
Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Smilax herbacea
FAMILY
Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 041-02-002a:
Smilax herbacea var. herbacea
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Nemexia herbacea
COMMON NAME:
Common Carrionflower, Smooth Carrionflower
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_smhe_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0505k_15
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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JK Marlow jkm120505_053
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
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JK Marlow jkm140519_921
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm140519_922
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm150508_966c
May Union County GA
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JK Marlow jkm150508_970
May Union County GA
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JK Marlow jkm0406i_22
June Macon County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Wayah Bald
Peduncles 5-8x long as the subtending petioles, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm0406i_23
June Macon County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Wayah Bald
Flowers in axillary umbels, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm090607_005
June Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm090607_005b
June Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Sepals, petals, and carpels 3; stamens 6, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm090607_009
June Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Tendrils present and numerous, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm060805_412
August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm060805_423
August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm060805_428
August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm060805_429
August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm060813_177
August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Stem herbaceous, lacking prickles. Plant vine-like, climbing or sprawling, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm060813_181
August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm060813_187
August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm0509j_05
September Transylvania County NC
Silver Run Preserve
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Ron Lance rwl_smilaxherbacea
September Jackson County NC
Fruit dark blue and glaucous, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm111008_862
October Jackson County NC
Balsam Mountain Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm111008_890
October Jackson County NC
Balsam Mountain Preserve
Smilax herbacea at the bottom left; Dioscorea on the upper right