Difference between revisions of "Smilax auriculata"
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Latest revision as of 21:18, 5 November 2020
Vines; rhizomes linear or dense masses of potatolike tubers. Stems perennial, climbing, branching zigzag, terete, 5–9 m × 5–8 mm, woody, glabrous; prickles numerous, sparse or absent distally, flattened, rigid, stout, to 4 mm. Leaves evergreen; petiole 0.5–1.2 cm; blade green abaxially, drying to brownish green, narrowly ovate to ovate-elliptic, with 3 prominent veins, secondary veins obscure to prominent, 4.5–6(–8.5) × 2–3.5 cm, not glaucous, glabrous or minutely pubescent abaxially, base auriculate, pandurate, or rounded, cuneate at insertion of petiole, margins entire, apex acute to abruptly deflexed point. Umbels 3–8, terminal, axillary to leaves, 5–8(–25)-flowered, loose; peduncle 0.2–1.5 cm. Flowers: perianth green; tepals: staminate 6–8 mm, pistillate 3–4 mm; ovule 1 per locule; pedicel 0.2–1 cm. Berries purplish maroon, purple, or black, ovoid to flattened, 5–7 mm, glaucous.
Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jul.
Habitat: Dunes and sandy flatwoods, full sun
Elevation: 0–100 m
Distribution
Ala., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C., West Indies (Bahamas).
Discussion
Selected References
None.