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Smilax hugeri

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Species of flowering plant

Smilax hugeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax
Species: S. hugeri
Binomial name
Smilax hugeri
(Small) J.B.Norton ex Pennell
Synonyms
  • Nemexia hugeri Small
  • Nemexia elliptica Raf.
  • Smilax ecirrhata var. hugeri (Small) H.E.Ahles

Smilax hugeri, common name Huger's carrionflower, 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.

Description

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.

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. NRCS. "Smilax hugeri". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
  4. Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 474 Smilax hugeri (Small) J. B. Norton ex Pennell, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club. 43: 420. 1916

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Taxon identifiers
Smilax hugeri
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