PLANTS Profile for Smilax bona-nox (saw greenbrier)

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PLANTS Profile

Smilax bona-nox L.
saw greenbrier

Symbol:

SMBO2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Smilacaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub
Vine

Native Status:

L48

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Smilax bona-nox L.

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Synonyms:
Smilax bona-nox L.

	SMBOE	Smilax bona-nox L. var. exauriculata Fernald
	SMBOH	Smilax bona-nox L. var. hastata (Willd.) A. DC.
	SMBOH2	Smilax bona-nox L. var. hederifolia (Bey.) Fernald

Distribution:
Smilax bona-nox L.


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Related Taxa:
Smilax bona-nox L.

View 1 genera in Smilacaceae, 26 species in Smilax

Classification:
Smilax bona-nox L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Smilacaceae – Catbrier family
Genus	Smilax L. – greenbrier
Species	Smilax bona-nox L. – saw greenbrier

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Smilax bona-nox L.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FAC

FACU

FAC

FACU+

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Smilax bona-nox L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller	Low		Low				Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Smilax bona-nox L.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43341.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/26/2013 01:14 AM CDT