Smilax hugeri
| Smilax hugeri | |
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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. hugeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Smilax hugeri (Small) J.B.Norton ex Pennell
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Smilax hugeri, common name Huger's carrionflower,[2] is a North American plant species native to the south-eastern United States. It is found in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, and North and South Carolina.[1][3]
Description
[edit]Smilax hugeri is erect herb up to 5 m (15 feet) tall, without spines. Flowers are small and green; berries round and covered with wax.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Smilax hugeri". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 474 Smilax hugeri (Small) J. B. Norton ex Pennell, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club. 43: 420. 1916