Smilax herbacea Linnaeus

Smilax herbacea Linnaeus is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b.

Vernacular names

• smilax herbacé Darbyshire et al., 2000
• raisin de couleuvre Marie-Victorin, 1995
• smilace herbacée Louis-Marie, 1953

• herbaceous carrionflower Newmaster & Ragupathy, 2005
• carrionflower FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
• Jacob's-ladder FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
• smooth carrionflower ITIS, 2010

Synonyms

• Coprosmanthus herbaceus (Linnaeus) Kunth FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
• Coprosmanthus peduncularis (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) Kunth FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
• Nemexia cerulea Rafinesque FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
• Nemexia herbacea (Linnaeus) Small FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
• Nemexia nigra Rafinesque FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
• Smilax herbacea subsp. crispifolia Pennell FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
• Smilax herbacea var. peduncularis (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A. de Candolle FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
• Smilax herbacea var. simsii A. de Candolle FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
• Smilax peduncularia Muhlenberg ex Willdenow FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Lilianae
Order	Liliales
Family	Smilacaceae
Genus	Smilax
Species	Smilax herbacea

Habit

Vine