Smilax ecirrhata, the upright carrionflower,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the Greenbriar family. It is native to Ontario and to the central United States (Great Lakes Region and Mississippi/Ohio/Missouri Valley).[1][3] It is found in rich, calcareous forests along floodplains.[4] It is an herbaceous plant that has green umbels of flowers in late spring.[5]

Smilax ecirrhata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax
Species:
S. ecirrhata
Binomial name
Smilax ecirrhata
(Engelm. ex Kunth) S. Watson
Synonyms[1]
  • Coprosmanthus herbaceus var. ecirratus Engelm. ex Kunth
  • Smilax herbacea var. ecirrata (Engelm. ex Kunth) A.Gray ex A.DC.
  • Coprosmanthus ecirrhatus (Engelm. ex Kunth) Chapm.
  • Nemexia ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) Small

References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ NRCS. "Smilax ecirrhata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
  4. ^ Smilax ecirrata at the University of Michigan Herbarium
  5. ^ Flora of North America