Downy Carrionflower in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/15/2018). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.
Downy Carrionflower in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/15/2018). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.
Downy Carrionflower in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/1/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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| Smilax pulverulenta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Smilacaceae |
| Genus: | Smilax |
| Species: | S. pulverulenta
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| Binomial name | |
| Smilax pulverulenta | |
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Smilax pulverulenta, the downy carrionflower,[2] is a North American species of plants native to the eastern and central United States. The plant is fairly common in the Ozarks, the Appalachians, and the Mid-Atlantic States, with isolated populations in Rhode Island, Minnesota, and Nebraska.[1][3]
Description
[edit]Smilax pulverulenta is a climbing vine up to 250 cm (100 inches) tall, without prickles. Flowers are small and green; fruits dark blue to black, without the waxy coating common on other species in the genus.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ NRCS. "Smilax pulverulenta". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 470, 476 Smilax pulverulenta Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 238. 1803.
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