Smilax maritima is a North American species of plants native to the south-eastern United States from Texas to North Carolina.[1][2][3]

Smilax maritima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax
Species:
S. maritima
Binomial name
Smilax maritima
Feay ex Alph.Wood 1861 not Hatus. 1951
Synonyms[1]
  • Smilax smallii Morong
  • Smilax cinnamomifolia Small
  • Smilax ovata Pursh 1813 not Duhamel 1803
  • Smilax ovata var. buckleyi A.DC.

Smilax maritima is a branching vine up to 150 cm (60 inches) tall. Berries are black with a waxy coating.[4]

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