PLANTS Profile for Smilax ecirrhata (upright carrionflower)

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Smilax ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) S. Watson
upright carrionflower

Symbol:

SMEC

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Smilacaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Vine
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Smilax ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) S. Watson

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 528. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Smilax ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) S. Watson

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Synonyms:
Smilax ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) S. Watson

NEEC

Nemexia ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) Small

Distribution:
Smilax ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) S. Watson


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USA (AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, ND, NE, OH, OK, SD, TN, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Smilax ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) S. Watson

View 1 genera in Smilacaceae, 26 species in Smilax

Classification:
Smilax ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) S. Watson

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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 ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) S. Watson – upright carrionflower

More Accounts and Images:
Smilax ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) S. Watson

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43351.

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 07:55 AM CDT