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saw greenbrier
Smilacaceae

saw greenbrier

Smilax bona-nox L.

Smilax bona-nox, saw greenbrier, is an edible climbing dioecious vine widespread across eastern North America.

California Greenbrier
Smilacaceae

California Greenbrier

Smilax californica (A.DC.) A.Gray

Smilax californica is a spiny, berry-producing native vine found in northwestern US streambanks and mixed forests below 1500m.

East Asian greenbrier
Smilacaceae

East Asian greenbrier

Smilax china L.

Smilax china L. is a prickly woody climbing vine whose leaves and roots are used as herbal medicine in Korea.

Upright Carrionflower
Smilacaceae

Upright Carrionflower

Smilax ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) S.Watson

Smilax ecirrhata (upright carrionflower) is a herbaceous flowering greenbriar native to Ontario and central US.

sawbrier
Smilacaceae

sawbrier

Smilax glauca Walter

Smilax glauca is a fire-resistant woody dioecious liana native to the southeastern and Atlantic coastal United States.

Sweet Sarsaparilla
Smilacaceae

Sweet Sarsaparilla

Smilax glyciphylla J.White

Sweet sarsaparilla (Smilax glyciphylla) is an Australian dioecious climber with a history of edible and medicinal use.

Everglades Greenbrier
Smilacaceae

Everglades Greenbrier

Smilax havanensis Jacq.

Everglades greenbrier (Smilax havanensis Jacq.) is a prickly perennial vine native to parts of the Caribbean and southern Florida.

smooth carrionflower
Smilacaceae

smooth carrionflower

Smilax herbacea L.

Smilax herbacea L. is a climbing dioecious vine native to eastern North America with edible and medicinal uses by indigenous groups.

midwestern carrionflower
Smilacaceae

midwestern carrionflower

Smilax lasioneura Hook.

Smilax lasioneura, the Blue Ridge carrionflower, is a widespread North American flowering greenbriar that grows to 250 cm tall.

laurel-leaf greenbrier
Smilacaceae

laurel-leaf greenbrier

Smilax laurifolia L.

Smilax laurifolia is a spiny woody vine native to southeastern US wetlands, with human uses and ecological roles.

Smilacaceae

Smilax maritima Feay ex Alph.Wood

Smilax maritima Feay ex Alph.Wood

Smilax maritima is a small branching vine found across the U.S. Southeast and Puerto Rico in a variety of wooded and disturbed habitats.

Downy carrion-flower
Smilacaceae

Downy carrion-flower

Smilax pulverulenta Michx.

Smilax pulverulenta Michx. is a prickle-free climbing vine with small green flowers and unwaxed dark blue to black fruits.

sarsaparilla vine
Smilacaceae

sarsaparilla vine

Smilax pumila Walter

Smilax pumila, the thornless sarsaparilla vine, is a North American species native to the southeastern United States.

roundleaf greenbrier
Smilacaceae

roundleaf greenbrier

Smilax rotundifolia L.

Smilax rotundifolia (common greenbrier) is a native North American thorny vine, almost all of whose parts are edible.

bristly greenbrier
Smilacaceae

bristly greenbrier

Smilax tamnoides L.

Smilax tamnoides L. is a prickly climbing vine or shrub with green-brown flowers and blue-black fruits, growing in forested and riverside habitats.

Coral Greenbrier
Smilacaceae

Coral Greenbrier

Smilax walteri Pursh

Smilax walteri is a US-native climbing vine with unshowy small flowers and conspicuous bright orange or red berries.

California Harebell
Campanulaceae

California Harebell

Smithiastrum prenanthoides (Durand) Morin

Smithiastrum prenanthoides is a North American native perennial herb with blue-purple nodding flowers, historically eaten by Ohlone peoples.

Alexanders
Apiaceae

Alexanders

Smyrnium olusatrum L.

Smyrnium olusatrum, or alexanders, is a yellow-flowered biennial herb historically used as an early spring vegetable.

walking palm
Arecaceae

walking palm

Socratea exorrhiza (Mart.) H.Wendl.

Socratea exorrhiza is a palm with distinct trait variation by age and growing conditions, with multiple human uses.

Cactaceae

Soehrensia candicans (Gillies ex Salm-Dyck) Schlumpb.

Soehrensia candicans (Gillies ex Salm-Dyck) Schlumpb.

Soehrensia candicans is a shrubby cactus native to northern Argentina with large night-blooming white fragrant flowers.

golden chalice vine
Solanaceae

golden chalice vine

Solandra maxima (Moc. & Sessé) P.S.Green

Solandra maxima is a fast-growing poisonous climbing vine, often pruned into a shrub in cultivation.

Dwarf Tamarillo
Solanaceae

Dwarf Tamarillo

Solanum abutiloides (Griseb.) Bitter & Lillo

Solanum abutiloides, the dwarf tamarillo, is a solanaceous endemic of Argentina and Bolivia, usually grown as an ornamental.

drunken berry
Solanaceae

drunken berry

Solanum africanum Mill.

Solanum africanum is a perennial South African shrub or climber with colored flowers, black ripe berries, found near coastal dunes.

American black nightshade
Solanaceae

American black nightshade

Solanum americanum Mill.

Solanum americanum Mill. is an herbaceous plant containing multiple toxins, with toxic effects on humans and livestock, that is also used as folk medicine.

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