Smilax pumila explained

Smilax pumila, the sarsaparilla vine, is a North American species of plants native to the southeastern United States from eastern Texas to South Carolina.^[1]

Smilax pumila is the only smilax species to not have thorns.^[2] It either runs along the ground or clambers up other vegetation. Flowers are yellow; fruits red and egg-shaped.^[3]

External links

• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
• Southeastern Flora
• Discover Life
• Texas Native Plants Database
• Alabama Plants

Notes and References

1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Smilax%20pumila.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
2. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FR375
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101940 Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 476 Sarsaparilla vine Smilax pumila Walter, Fl. Carol. 244. 1788.