Source: Wikipedia
Smilax walteri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Smilacaceae |
Genus: | Smilax |
Species: | S. walteri
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Binomial name | |
Smilax walteri Pursh
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Smilax walteri, common names coral greenbrier,[2] red-berried greenbrier, or red-berried bamboo,[3] is a North American species of plant found only in the United States. It is native to coastal plains in the south-central, southeastern, and east-central parts of the country, from eastern Texas to New Jersey.[1][4]
Smilax walteri is a vine climbing over other vegetation, sometimes reaching up to 6 m (20 feet) above the ground. Flowers are small and yellow-brown, hence not very showy, but the bright red or orange berries are conspicuous especially in the winter.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Smilax walteri". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 477 Red-berried greenbrier, red-berried bamboo, Smilax walteri Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 249. 1814.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
External links
[edit]- Texas Native Plants Database
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflwoer Center, University of Texas
- Carolina Nature
- North Carolina Wildflowers, Shrubs, & Trees by Jeffrey S. Pippen