Flora of North America species comparison

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Smilax lasioneura

Blue Ridge carrion-flower
Habit Herbs.
Stems

annual, erect to ascending, branched, 2–2.5 m, herbaceous, glabrous;

prickles absent.
Leaves

evenly distributed, proximalmost smaller, narrower;

petiole 1.5–9 cm, shorter than blade;

tendrils numerous, long, functional;

blade not lustrous, pale green abaxially, ovate to round, 4–8 × 3–6 cm, not glaucous, pubescent abaxially, with transparent trichomes, base cordate, margins entire, convex, apex acuminate to rounded and cuspidate.
Umbels

many, axillary to leaves, to 35-flowered, dense, globose;

peduncle to 12+ cm, short.
Flowers

perianth greenish;

tepals 35–45 mm;

anthers equaling or shorter than filaments;

ovules (1–)2 per locule;

pedicel 0.5–1.5 cm.
Berries

bluish black to black, subglobose, 8–10 mm, glaucous.
2n

= 26.

Smilax lasioneura
Phenology Flowering May–Jun.
Habitat Rich, alluvial woods, thickets, borders
Elevation 300–700 m (1000–2300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AL; AR; FL; GA; IA; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MI; MN; MO; MS; MT; ND; NE; NY; OH; OK; PA; SD; TN; TX; WI; WY; MB; ON; SK
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Discussion

Smilax lasioneura is primarily distributed in the central plains and lower elevations of the Appalachian and Rocky mountains. Plants distributed in the southern humid areas tend to be larger than those of more northern areas.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 26, p. 474.
Parent taxa Smilacaceae > Smilax
Sibling taxa
S. auriculata, S. biltmoreana, S. bona-nox, S. californica, S. ecirrata, S. glauca, S. havanensis, S. herbacea, S. hugeri, S. illinoensis, S. jamesii, S. laurifolia, S. pseudochina, S. pulverulenta, S. pumila, S. rotundifolia, S. smallii, S. tamnoides, S. walteri
Synonyms Coprosmanthus lasioneuron, Nemexia herbacea subsp. melica, Nemexia lasioneura, Nemexia tenuis, S. diversifolia, S. herbacea var. inodora, S. herbacea subsp. lasioneura, S. herbacea var. lasioneura, S. tenuis
Name authority Hooker: Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 173, plate 187A. (1840)
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