Smilax ecirrata

Smilax ecirrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax
Species: S. ecirrata
Binomial name
Smilax ecirrata
(Engelmann ex Kunth) S.Wats.
Synonyms[1]
  • Coprosmanthus herbaceus var. ecirratus Engelm. ex Kunth
  • Smilax herbacea var. ecirrata (Engelm. ex Kunth) A.Gray ex A.DC.
  • Coprosmanthus ecirrhatus (Engelm. ex Kunth) Chapm.
  • Nemexia ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) Small

Smilax ecirrata, the upright carrion-flower, is a species of flowering plant in the Greenbriar family. It is native to Ontario and to the central United States (Great Lakes Region and Mississippi/Ohio/Missouri Valley).[1][2] It is found in rich, calcareous forests along floodplains.[3] It is an herbaceous plant that has green umbels of flowers in late spring.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
  3. ↑ Smilax ecirrata at the University of Michigan Herbarium
  4. ↑ Flora of North America


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