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Smilax  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 43340

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Common greenbriar
 
    greenbriar
 
    greenbrier
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown    
  Latest Record Review: 1999    
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  -- Planta, plantes, plants, Vegetal  
    SubkingdomTracheobionta  -- vascular plants  
       DivisionMagnoliophyta  -- angiospermes, angiosperms, flowering plants, phanérogames, plantes à fleurs, plantes à fruits  
          ClassLiliopsida  -- monocotylédones, monocotyledons  
             SubclassLiliidae   
                OrderLiliales   
                   FamilySmilacaceae   
                      GenusSmilax L. -- Common greenbriar, greenbriar, greenbrier  
    Direct Children:  
                         Variety Smilax glauca var. glauca Walt. -- sawbrier 
                         Species Smilax aristolochiifolia Miller -- sarsaparilla 
                         Species Smilax auriculata Walt. -- earleaf greenbrier 
                         Species Smilax biltmoreana (Small) J.B.S. Norton ex Pennell -- Biltmore's carrionflower 
                         Species Smilax bona-nox L. -- saw greenbrier 
                         Species Smilax californica (A. DC.) Gray -- California greenbrier 
                         Species Smilax china L. -- China root 
                         Species Smilax coriacea Spreng. -- Everglades greenbrier 
                         Species Smilax ecirrata (Engelm. ex Kunth) S. Wats. -- greenbriar, upright carrion-flower, upright carrionflower 
                         Species Smilax glauca Walt. -- cat greenbrier 
                         Species Smilax herbacea L. -- herbaceous greenbriar, smooth carrionflower 
                         Species Smilax hugeri (Small) J.B.S. Norton ex Pennell -- Huger's carrionflower 
                         Species Smilax illinoensis Mangaly -- Illinois greenbrier 
                         Species Smilax jamesii G. Wallace -- English Peak greenbrier 
                         Species Smilax lasioneura Hook. -- Blue Ridge carrion-flower, Blue Ridge carrionflower, smilax 
                         Species Smilax lasioneuron Hook.  
                         Species Smilax laurifolia L. -- laurel greenbrier 
                         Species Smilax melastomifolia Sm. -- Hawai'i greenbrier 
                         Species Smilax pseudochina L. -- bamboo vine 
                         Species Smilax pulverulenta Michx. -- downy carrionflower 
                         Species Smilax pumila Walt. -- sarsparilla vine 
                         Species Smilax regelii Killip & Morton -- Jamaican sarsaparilla 
                         Species Smilax renifolia Small -- kidneyleaf greenbrier 
                         Species Smilax rotundifolia L. -- bullbriar, common catbriar, common greenbrier, greenbrier, horsebriar, roundleaf greenbriar, roundleaf greenbrier 
                         Species Smilax smalli Morong  
                         Species Smilax smallii Morong -- lanceleaf greenbrier, small greenbrier 
                         Species Smilax tamnoides L. -- bristly greenbrier 
                         Species Smilax walteri Pursh -- coral greenbrier 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John Kartesz  
  Notes: Biota of North America Project (BONAP), University of North Carolina   
  Reference for: Smilax   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Smilax   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Smilax   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Smilax   
       
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