Smilax lasioneura, the Blue Ridge carrionflower, is a North American species of flowering plants in the greenbriar family. It is widespread across central Canada and the central United States, from Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan south to Texas, Louisiana, and Florida.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution mapHooker, William Jackson 1840. Flora Boreali-Americana 2: 173 description in Latin, habitat information in EnglishHooker, William Jackson 1840. Flora Boreali-Americana 2: plate CLXXXVII (187) figure A line drawing of Smilax lasioneura
Smilax lasioneura is an erect, branching herb up to 250 cm (5 feet) tall. Flowers are small but numerous, in umbels of many flowers. Berries are round, blue to almost black.Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 474 Smilax lasioneura Hooker
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External links Illinois Wildflowers Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas Climbers, Censusing Lianas In Mesic Biomes of Eastern RegionS A project of Robyn J. Burnham, University of Michigan Ontario Wildflowers Illinois Natural History Survey