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Smilax ecirrhata

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Species of flowering plant

Smilax ecirrhata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax
Species: S. ecirrhata
Binomial name
Smilax ecirrhata
(Engelm. ex Kunth) S. Watson
Synonyms
  • Coprosmanthus herbaceus var. ecirratus Engelm. ex Kunth
  • Smilax herbacea var. ecirrata (Engelm. ex Kunth) A.Gray ex A.DC.
  • Coprosmanthus ecirrhatus (Engelm. ex Kunth) Chapm.
  • Nemexia ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) Small

Smilax ecirrhata, the upright carrionflower, is a species of flowering plant in the Greenbriar family. It is native to Ontario and to the central United States (Great Lakes Region and Mississippi/Ohio/Missouri Valley). It is found in rich, calcareous forests along floodplains. It is an herbaceous plant that has green umbels of flowers in late spring.

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. NRCS. "Smilax ecirrhata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  3. Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
  4. Smilax ecirrata at the University of Michigan Herbarium
  5. Flora of North America
Taxon identifiers
Smilax ecirrhata


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