Smilacaceae

Smilax spinosa Mill.

Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax

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Smilax spinosa: Smilax spinosa in Mexico — Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

Smilax costaricae Vatke
Smilax cumanensis Schltdl. & Cham.
Smilax gaumeri Millsp.
Smilax luculenta Killip & C.V.Morton
Smilax lundellii Killip & C.V.Morton
Smilax mazatlanensis Sessé & Moc.
Smilax mexicana Griseb. ex Kunth
Smilax mexicana var. costaricae (Vatke) A.DC.
Smilax mexicana var. inermifolia A.DC.
Smilax munda Killip & C.V.Morton
Smilax obtusa Benth.
Smilax scabriuscula Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Smilax scabriuscula var. fendleri A.DC.
Smilax spinosa var. spinosa
Smilax vaga J.F.Macbr.
Smilax wagneriana A.DC.
Smilax williamsii J.F.Macbr.

Photos

Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Liliana Ramírez-Freire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, 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); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.