Smilax lasioneura explained

Smilax lasioneura, the Blue Ridge carrionflower, is a North American species of flowering plants in the greenbriar family. It is widespread across central Canada and the central United States, from Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan south to Texas, Louisiana, and Florida.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Smilax lasioneura is an erect, branching herb up to 250 cm (5 feet) tall. Flowers are small but numerous, in umbels of many flowers. Berries are round, blue to almost black.^[4]

External links

• Illinois Wildflowers
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
• Climbers, Censusing Lianas In Mesic Biomes of Eastern RegionS A project of Robyn J. Burnham, University of Michigan
• Ontario Wildflowers
• Illinois Natural History Survey

Notes and References

1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Smilax%20lasioneuron.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/415452#page/176/mode/1up Hooker, William Jackson 1840. Flora Boreali-Americana 2: 173
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/415452#page/176/mode/1up Hooker, William Jackson 1840. Flora Boreali-Americana 2: plate CLXXXVII (187) figure A
4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101936 Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 474 Smilax lasioneura Hooker