Characteristics
Smilax rotundifolia L.
common greenbrier
In dry to wet forests and forest edges of a south affinity; dry thickets and roadsides. It does particularly well in warm successional forests where it can dominate the understory and climb into the canopy. This species often forms large impenetrable thickets.
Vine
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
FAC (NWPL EMP)
FAC (NWPL NCNE)
S5 (State Rank)
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Classification
Citation
Smilax rotundifolia L.
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Species Distribution Map
This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.
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