Smilacaceae
Smooth carrionflower
Smilax herbacea
- Family
- Smilacaceae
- Genus
- Smilax
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Common names
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- English
- Smooth carrionflower
Synonyms
- Coprosmanthus consanguineus Kunth
- Coprosmanthus herbaceus (L.) Kunth
- Coprosmanthus peduncularis (Muhl. ex Willd.) Kunth
- Nemexia cerulea Raf.
- Nemexia herbacea (L.) Small
- Nemexia nigra Raf.
- Smilax herbacea subsp. crispifolia Pennell
- Smilax herbacea var. herbacea
- Smilax herbacea var. humilis Farw.
- Smilax herbacea var. latifolia House
- Smilax herbacea var. peduncularis (Muhl. ex Willd.) A.DC.
- Smilax herbacea var. simsii A.DC.
- Smilax longifolia P.Watson
- Smilax peduncularis Muhl. ex Willd.
- Smilax watsonii Sweet
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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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.