Biology:Smilax pulverulenta
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
Smilax pulverulenta | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Smilacaceae |
Genus: | Smilax |
Species: | S. pulverulenta
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Binomial name | |
Smilax pulverulenta Michx.
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Smilax pulverulenta, the downy carrionflower,[2] is a North American species of plants native to the eastern and central United States. The plant is fairly common in the Ozarks, the Appalachians, and the Mid-Atlantic States, with isolated populations in Rhode Island, Minnesota, and Nebraska.[1][3]
Description
Smilax pulverulenta is a climbing vine up to 250 cm (100 inches) tall, without prickles. Flowers are small and green; fruits dark blue to black, without the waxy coating common on other species in the genus.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ "Smilax pulverulenta". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SMPU2. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 470, 476 Smilax pulverulenta Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 238. 1803.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15491167 entry
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