Difference between revisions of "Smilax illinoensis"
Rhodora 70: 263, fig. 25A. 1968.
FNA>Volume Importer |
FNA>Volume Importer |
||
| Line 47: | Line 47: | ||
|publication year=1968 | |publication year=1968 | ||
|special status= | |special status= | ||
| − | |source xml=https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/ | + | |source xml=https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/f6b125a955440c0872999024f038d74684f65921/coarse_grained_fna_xml/V26/V26_989.xml |
|genus=Smilax | |genus=Smilax | ||
|species=Smilax illinoensis | |species=Smilax illinoensis | ||
Revision as of 20:34, 24 September 2019
Herbs. Stems annual, erect, unbranched, 0.5–1 m, herbaceous; prickles absent. Leaves numerous, evenly distributed, larger distally; petiole thin, equaling or longer than blade; tendrils distal, few, short; blade narrowly ovate, pubescent and not glaucous abaxially, base rounded to truncate, margins convex, apex acute to acuminate. Umbels 3–10, axillary to leaves and bracts, 10–50-flowered, semiglobose; proximalmost peduncle longer than distalmost. Flowers: tepals 3.5–4.5 mm; anthers usually shorter than filaments; ovules (1–)2 per locule. Berries blue to black, globose. 2n = 26.
Phenology: Flowering May–Jun.
Habitat: Roadside thickets, woods
Elevation: 150–600 m
Distribution
Ont., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Mich., Minn., Mo., Ohio, Wis.
Discussion
Smilax illinoensis is intermediate between S. ecirrhata and S. lasioneura.
Selected References
None.