Smilacaceae
Cat greenbrier
Smilax glauca
- Family
- Smilacaceae
- Genus
- Smilax
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Cat greenbrier
Synonyms
- Smilax caroliniana F.Dietr.
- Smilax discolor Schltdl.
- Smilax glauca var. discolor (Schltdl.) C.V.Morton
- Smilax glauca var. genuina S.F.Blake
- Smilax glauca var. glauca
- Smilax glauca var. leurophylla S.F.Blake
- Smilax sarsaparilla L.
- Smilax spinulosa Sm.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: peggy Butry, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: T'chelet Handel • תכלת הנדל, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Kayla Whyte, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Quercus petraea, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: doyleistre, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Heather Herb, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: L P, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.