Smilacaceae
Laurel greenbrier
Smilax laurifolia
- Family
- Smilacaceae
- Genus
- Smilax
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Laurel greenbrier
Synonyms
- Parillax laurifolia (L.) Raf.
- Smilax alba Pursh
- Smilax hastata var. lanceolata (L.) Pursh
- Smilax lanceolata L.
- Smilax laurifolia var. bupleurifolia A.DC.
- Smilax virginiana Mill.
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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Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 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.