Smilacaceae

Roundleaf greenbrier

Smilax rotundifolia L.

Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax

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Roundleaf greenbrier: Photo of Smilax rotundifolia in flower. This is a native plant growing wild in the C & O Canal National Historical Park, Montgomery county Maryland, USA. This s — Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 圆叶菝葜, 圓葉菝葜, 北美圓葉菝葜
Czech: Přestup okrouhlolistý
English: Roundleaf greenbrier, Common greenbrier
Indonesian: Daun Bungkus

Synonyms

Smilax caduca L.
Smilax ciliata Steud. ex A.DC.
Smilax deltifolia Raf.
Smilax deltifolia var. compressa Raf.
Smilax engelmanniana Kunth
Smilax platoplis Raf.
Smilax quadrangularis Muhl. ex Willd.
Smilax rotundifolia var. caduca (L.) Prov.
Smilax rotundifolia var. crenulata Small & A.Heller
Smilax rotundifolia var. engelmanniana (Kunth) A.DC.
Smilax rotundifolia var. missourensis A.DC.
Smilax rotundifolia var. parviflora A.DC.
Smilax rotundifolia var. quadrangularis (Muhl. ex Willd.) Alph.Wood
Smilax rotundifolia var. sprengelii (Kunth) A.DC.
Smilax sprengelii Kunth
Smilax tetragona M.Martens & Galeotti

Flowers

Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: User:Ed Uebel~enwiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, 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.