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Smilax pulverulenta Michx.
downy carrionflower

       
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Images:
Smilax pulverulenta Michx.

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Synonyms:
Smilax pulverulenta Michx.

  NEPU4 Nemexia pulverulenta (Michx.) Small
  SMHEP2 Smilax herbacea L. var. pulverulenta (Michx.) A. Gray
 

Distribution:
Smilax pulverulenta Michx.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Smilax pulverulenta Michx.

View 1 genera in Smilacaceae, 26 species in Smilax
 

Classification:
Smilax pulverulenta Michx.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Liliidae
Order Liliales
Family Smilacaceae – Catbrier family
Genus Smilax L. – greenbrier
Species Smilax pulverulenta Michx. – downy carrionflower
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Smilax pulverulenta Michx.

This plant and synonym italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New York:
Jacob's-ladder              Endangered
Ohio:
Smilax herbacea var. pulverulenta
downy carrion-flower              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Smilax pulverulenta Michx.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FAC FACU FAC FACU NO NI NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Smilax pulverulenta Michx.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 505257.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/26/2008 10:15 AM MDT