View source for Smilax biltmoreana

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|accepted_name=Smilax biltmoreana
|accepted_authority=(Small) J. B. Norton ex Pennell
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Bull. Torrey Bot. Club
|place=43: 413. 1916
|year=1916
}}
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=E
|label=Endemic
}}
|basionyms={{Treatment/ID/Basionym
|name=Nemexia biltmoreana
|authority=Small
|rank=species
|publication_title=Fl. S.E. U.S.,
|publication_place=281, 1328. 1903
}}
|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Smilax ecirrhata var. biltmoreana
|authority=(Small) H. E. Ahles
|rank=variety
}}
|hierarchy=Smilacaceae;Smilax;Smilax biltmoreana
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Smilacaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Smilax]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Smilax biltmoreana]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 26
|mention_page=page 471
|treatment_page=
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Herbs.</b> Stems annual, erect, 0.2–0.6 m, herbaceous, glabrous, glaucous abaxially; prickles absent. <b>Leaves</b> few, approximate distally; tendrils absent; blade ovate, 6–15 × 1.5–8 cm; glabrous and glaucous abaxially, base cordate, margins entire, apex acute to acuminate. <b>Umbels</b> 1–few, proximalmost axillary to leaves or bracts, few-flowered, open; peduncle 5–10 cm. <b>Flowers</b>: perianth greenish; tepals 2.5–3.5 mm; anthers longer than filaments; ovules (1–)2 per locule; pedicel slender, ca. 1 cm. <b>Berries</b> black to bluish black, globose, ca. 8 mm diam., not glaucous. <b>2n</b> = 26.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering May–Jun.
|habitat=Rich, open woods in ravines, along streams, and at bases of bluffs
|elevation=0–1500 m
|distribution=Ala.;Fla.;Ga.;Ky.;N.C.;S.C.;Va.
|discussion=<p><i>Smilax biltmoreana</i> is distinguished by its ovate leaves with glabrous and glaucous abaxial surfaces.</p>
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name=Smilax biltmoreana
|authority=(Small) J. B. Norton ex Pennell
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=Smilax ecirrhata var. biltmoreana
|basionyms=Nemexia biltmoreana
|family=Smilacaceae
|phenology=Flowering May–Jun.
|habitat=Rich, open woods in ravines, along streams, and at bases of bluffs
|elevation=0–1500 m
|distribution=Ala.;Fla.;Ga.;Ky.;N.C.;S.C.;Va.
|reference=None
|publication title=Bull. Torrey Bot. Club
|publication year=1916
|special status=Endemic
|source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/bb6b7e3a7de7d3b7888a1ad48c7fd8f5c722d8d6/coarse_grained_fna_xml/V26/V26_981.xml
|genus=Smilax
|species=Smilax biltmoreana
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