Taxon: Smilax tamnoides L.

• the 1 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

• bristly greenbrier   (Source: F Ohio [as S. hispida]) – English
  
• Chinaroot   (Source: F Canada ) – English
  
• hellfetter   (Source: Harv Pap Bot 3:160.) – English
  

Economic importance:

• View ethnobotanical data from Moerman's Native American Ethnobotany Database

Distributional range:

• NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
  Eastern Canada: Canada - Ontario [s.]
  Northeastern U.S.A.: United States - Connecticut, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
  North-Central U.S.A.: United States - Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota [s.], Missouri, Nebraska [e.], Oklahoma, South Dakota [s.e.], Wisconsin
  Southeastern U.S.A.: United States - Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
  South-Central U.S.A.: United States - Texas

References:

• Diggs, G. M., Jr. et al. 1999. Shinner's and Mahler's illustrated flora of North Central Texas.
• Judd, W. S. 1998. The Smilacaceae in the southeastern United States. Harvard Pap. Bot. 3:160.
• Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967–. The vascular flora of Ohio. [= S. hispida].
• Scoggan, H. J. 1978–1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
• Voss, E. 1972–. Michigan flora.
• Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Smilax tamnoides.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Smilax tamnoides.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Smilax tamnoides.

Synonyms:

• (=) Smilax hispida Muhl. ex Torr.
  (previously associated with 1 accession)

Check other web resources for Smilax tamnoides L.:

• PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
• BONAP: North American Plant Atlas of the Biota of North America Program
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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