Smilacaceae
Smilax

Smilax tamnoides L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1030 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Ontario to Central & E. U.S.A. and NE. Mexico. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States Smilax hispida K002379295 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [17992] Smilax hispida K002379306 Yes
[K. Machengils] [543] United States Smilax hispida K002379288 Yes
Schweinitz [s.n.] Smilax hispida K002379290 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [17992] United States Smilax hispida K002379305 Yes
French, G.H. [2868] United States Smilax hispida K002379311 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H. [12990] United States Smilax hispida K002379304 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [12576] United States Smilax hispida K002379300 Yes
[Curtiss] [s.n. ] United States Smilax hispida K002379314 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States Smilax hispida K001651469 Yes
Chase, V.H. [15164] United States Smilax hispida K002379308 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [8512] United States Smilax hispida K002379301 Yes
Jones, G.N. [24131] United States Smilax hispida K002379309 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States Smilax hispida K002379291 Yes
Ridgway, R. [s.n.] United States Smilax hispida K002379299 Yes
Small, J.K. [s.n.] United States Smilax hispida K002379289 Yes
Joseph, E. [18651] United States Smilax hispida K002379312 Yes
Greenman, J.M.; Lansing Jr., O.E.; Dixon, R.A. [116] United States Smilax hispida K002379298 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Smilax hispida K002379302 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] Smilax hispida K002379294 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [17103] United States Smilax hispida K002379307 Yes
MacOwan [1504] Canada Smilax hispida K002379297 Yes
Jones, G.N. [21895] United States Smilax hispida K002379303 Yes
s.coll. [s.n. ] Smilax hispida K002379313 Yes
Drummond, T. [349] United States Smilax hispida K002379292 Yes
[C.S.P] [s.n] Smilax hispida K002379296 Yes
Sullivant, W.S. [s.n. ] United States Smilax hispida K002379310 Yes
Drummond, T. [349] United States Smilax hispida K002379293 Yes
[Corcilier] [1861] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Smilax medica K002378771 Yes
Corbisier-Baland [1995] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Smilax medica K002378770 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0