Smilacaceae
Sarsparilla vine
Smilax pumila
- Family
- Smilacaceae
- Genus
- Smilax
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Sarsparilla vine
Synonyms
- Parillax pumila (Walter) Raf.
- Smilax humilis Mill.
- Smilax pubera Michx.
- Smilax puberula Kunth
Flowers
- In flower
- October (from 61 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alan Jeon, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Laura Clark, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: pal-1, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Tyler Radtke, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Faircloth Tom, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, 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.