Smilacaceae

Saw greenbrier

Smilax bona-nox L.

Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: عشبة المغرب, العشبة, سارسا باريل, فشاغ, فشغ
Czech: Přestup šípolistý
English: Saw greenbrier, Kidneyleaf greenbrier
Punjabi: ਸਮਿਲੈਕਸ ਵੈਰੀਗਾਟਾ

Synonyms

Smilax alpini Willd.
Smilax asperovariabilis Pers.
Smilax bermudensis Duhamel
Smilax bona-nox subsp. hederifolia A.DC.
Smilax bona-nox subsp. pandurata (Pursh) A.DC.
Smilax bona-nox subsp. polyodonta A.DC.
Smilax bona-nox subsp. wrightii A.DC.
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox
Smilax bona-nox var. exauriculata Fernald
Smilax bona-nox var. hastata A.DC.
Smilax bona-nox var. hederifolia (A.DC.) Fernald
Smilax bona-nox var. horrida (Poir.) A.DC.
Smilax bona-nox var. littoralis Coker
Smilax bona-nox var. littoralis Coker ex Sorrie
Smilax bona-nox var. plukenetii A.DC.
Smilax bona-nox var. rubens A.DC.
Smilax bona-nox var. senticosa (Kunth) A.DC.
Smilax cantab Lynch
Smilax hastata Willd.
Smilax hederifolia Beyr. ex Kunth
Smilax horrida Poir.
Smilax lomoplis Raf.
Smilax medica M.Martens & Galeotti
Smilax pandurata Pursh
Smilax platycentron Schltdl.
Smilax platycentron f. emarginata Schltdl.
Smilax platycentron f. hastata Schltdl.
Smilax platycentron var. emarginata Schltdl.
Smilax platycentron var. hastata Schltdl.
Smilax pseudosarsa Vis.
Smilax pubens Willd.
Smilax renifolia Small
Smilax rubens P.Watson
Smilax senticosa Kunth
Smilax variegata Walter

Flowers

Flower colour: green (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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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.