Smilacaceae
Blue Ridge carrionflower
Smilax lasioneura
- Family
- Smilacaceae
- Genus
- Smilax
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Blue Ridge carrionflower
Synonyms
- Coprosmanthus lasioneuron (Hook.) Kunth
- Nemexia diversifolia (Small) Small
- Nemexia herbacea subsp. melica A.Nelson
- Nemexia lasioneura (Hook.) Rydb.
- Nemexia melica A.Nelson
- Nemexia tenuis (Small) Small
- Smilax diversifolia Small
- Smilax herbacea subsp. lasioneura (Hook.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Smilax herbacea var. inodora M.E.Jones
- Smilax herbacea var. lasioneuron (Hook.) A.DC.
- Smilax tenuis Small
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 119 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.