Sarsaparilla Explained

Sarsaparilla often refers to the sarsaparilla soft drink, made from Smilax plants.

Sarsaparilla may also refer to:

Biology

• Several species of plants, of the genus Smilax, including:
  • Smilax ornata, also known as Honduran or Jamaican sarsaparilla
  • Smilax aristolochiifolia, known as Mexican sarsaparilla
  • Smilax aspera, a flowering vine found in southern Europe, Africa and south Asia
  • Smilax glyciphylla, sweet sarsaparilla, native to Eastern Australia
  • Smilax officinalis, native to Central and South America
• Other plant species known by the same name include:
  • Alphitonia, known as sarsaparilla in Australia
  • Hardenbergia violacea, known as sarsaparilla in Australia
  • Aralia nudicaulis, known as wild sarsaparilla
  • Hemidesmus indicus, or Indian sarsaparilla

See also

• Sassparilla (band), a roots-rock band based in Portland, Oregon
• Jade and Sarsaparilla, American musical act of the 1970s