Smilacaceae
Smilax nipponica
- Family
- Smilacaceae
- Genus
- Smilax
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 七星牛尾菜, 大伸筋, 日本山馬薯, 日本菝葜, 白背牛尾菜, 马尾伸筋
- Japanese
- タチシオデ, 立牛尾菜
- Korean
- 선밀나물
Synonyms
- Coprosmanthus nipponicus (Miq.) Koidz.
- Coprosmanthus simadai (Masam.) Masam.
- Smilax herbacea var. higoensis (Miq.) Makino
- Smilax herbacea var. intermedia C.H.Wright
- Smilax herbacea var. nipponica (Miq.) Maxim.
- Smilax herbacea var. oblonga C.H.Wright
- Smilax higoensis Miq.
- Smilax longipedunculata Merr.
- Smilax nipponica f. grandifolia H.Hara
- Smilax nipponica subsp. manshurica Kitag.
- Smilax nipponica var. angustifolia Koidz.
- Smilax nipponica var. higoensis (Miq.) Makino
- Smilax nipponica var. manshurica (Kitag.) Kitag.
- Smilax oblonga (C.H.Wright) Norton
- Smilax oldhamii f. angustifolia (Koidz.) Ohwi
- Smilax oldhamii f. higoensis (Miq.) T.Koyama
- Smilax oldhamii f. subtrifoliata Honda
- Smilax oldhamii f. tenuifolia Hisauti
- Smilax oldhamii var. higoensis (Miq.) Ohwi
- Smilax simadai Masam.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 12 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel J. Layton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lewis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dalgial, 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). About our plant data.