Smilacaceae
Earleaf greenbrier
Smilax auriculata
- Family
- Smilacaceae
- Genus
- Smilax
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Earleaf greenbrier
Synonyms
- Smilax beyrichii Kunth
- Smilax lata Small
- Smilax ovata Elliott
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 193 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Athena Philips, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Ingolf Askevold, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sesamehoneytart, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: heather patti, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sesamehoneytart, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Michael Dueitt Jr, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Alison Northup, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kristof Zyskowski & Yulia Bereshpolova, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.