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Smilax walteri, common names coral greenbrier,[2] red-berried greenbrier or red-berried bamboo,[3] is a North American species of plants found only in the United States. It is native to coastal plains in the south-central, southeastern, and east-central parts of the country, from eastern Texas to New Jersey.[1][4]

Smilax walteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Smilacaceae
Genus:	Smilax
Species:	S. walteri
Binomial name
Smilax walteri Pursh
Synonyms[1]
Smilax china Walter 1788, illegitimate homonym not L. 1753 Smilax walteri f. pallida Hollick

Smilax walteri is a vine climbing over other vegetation, sometimes reaching up to 6 m (20 feet) above the ground. Flowers are small and yellow-brown, hence not very showy, but the bright red or orange berries are conspicuous especially in the winter.[3]

The species is not closely related to bamboo, despite the second common name.

References

External links

• Texas Native Plants Database
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflwoer Center, University of Texas
• Carolina Nature
• North Carolina Wildflowers, Shrubs, & Trees by Jeffrey S. Pippen

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