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Smilax herbacea, the smooth carrionflower[2] or smooth herbaceous greenbrier, is a plant in the catbriar family. It is native to eastern Canada (Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick) and the eastern United States (as far south as Georgia and Alabama).[3][4] Its preferred natural habitat is rich forests, and riparian thicket and meadows.[5]

Smilax herbacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Smilacaceae
Genus:	Smilax
Section:	Smilax sect. Nemexia
Species:	S. herbacea
Binomial name
Smilax herbacea L.
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy Coprosmanthus herbaceus (L.) Kunth Nemexia herbacea (L.) Small Smilax peduncularis Muhl. ex Willd. Nemexia cerulea Raf. Nemexia nigra Raf. Smilax longifolia P.Watson 1825, not Rich. 1792 Smilax watsonii Sweet Coprosmanthus consanguineus Kunth Coprosmanthus peduncularis (Muhl. ex Willd.) Kunth

Description

Smilax herbacea is a vine with alternate, simple leaves, on climbing stems. The flowers are green, borne in spring. The plant at first looks like asparagus when it first sprouts out of the ground. The plant can grow over 8 feet tall without support, but will eventually fall over unless it successfully finds external support.[5]

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  Flower in bud
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  Young sprout at 2' height
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  Line drawing showing floral details
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  flower prior to opening

Uses

Food

The species can be used to prepare food in the same fashion as Smilax bona-nox and Smilax rotundifolia.[6]

Ethnobotany

In traditional Ainu medicine, applications of the softened leaves were used for healing eye infections, skin eruptions, and wounds.[7]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Smilax herbacea

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[es] Smilax herbacea

Smilax herbacea es una especie de planta trepadora perteneciente a la familia Smilacaceae, es originaria de Norteamérica.

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[fr] Smilax herbacea

Smilax herbacea est une espèce de plantes de la famille des Smilacaceae.

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