Smilacaceae

Bristly greenbrier

Smilax tamnoides L.

Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax

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Bristly greenbrier (Smilax tamnoides) — FlowerPhoto: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Czech: Přestup štětinatý
English: Bristly greenbrier

Synonyms

Dilax muricata Raf.
Smilax grandifolia Buckley
Smilax hispida Muhl. ex Torr.
Smilax hispida var. australis Small
Smilax hispida var. montana Coker
Smilax medica Petz.
Smilax medica G.Kirchn.
Smilax tamnoides var. hispida Fernald
Smilax tamnoides var. tamnoides

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 75 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michael W Belitz, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Gregory Bennett, CC0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Marj H., CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cody Hough, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gregory Bennett, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Zachary Long, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guid, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brandon McCracken, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guid, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cody Hough, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.