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Smilax hugeri (Huger's carrionflower)

Synonyms: Nemexia elliptica; Nemexia hugeri (homotypic); Smilax ecirrhata var. hugeri (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Smilax hugeri, Huger's carrionflower, is a North American plant species native to the southeastern United States. It is found in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, and North and South Carolina. Smilax hugeri is erect herb up to 5 m (15 feet) tall, without spines. Flowers are small and green; berries round and covered with wax.
View Wikipedia Record: Smilax hugeri

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Vine

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Cumberland Gap National Hist. Park National Historical Park V 24282 Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, United States
Great Smoky Mountains National Park II 515454 North Carolina, Tennessee, United States
Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve 37548505 North Carolina, Tennessee, United States  
Tennessee River Gorge   Tennessee, United States

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0