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| Greenbriers get their [[scientific name]] from the Greek myth of [[Krokus (mythology)|Krokus]] and the [[nymph]] Smilax.<ref>Mifsud (2002)</ref> Though this myth has numerous forms, it always centers around the unfulfilled and tragic love of a [[Human|mortal]] man who is turned into [[crocus|a flower]], and a woodland [[nymph]] who is transformed into a brambly vine. (Compare the story of [[Barbara_Allen_(song)|Barbara Allen]] and sweet William: ''They buried Barbara in the old church yard / They buried Sweet William beside her / Out of his grave grew a red, red rose / And out of hers a briar.'') | | Greenbriers get their [[scientific name]] from the Greek myth of [[Krokus (mythology)|Krokus]] and the [[nymph]] Smilax.<ref>Mifsud (2002)</ref> Though this myth has numerous forms, it always centers around the unfulfilled and tragic love of a [[Human|mortal]] man who is turned into [[crocus|a flower]], and a woodland [[nymph]] who is transformed into a brambly vine. (Compare the story of [[Barbara_Allen_(song)|Barbara Allen]] and sweet William: ''They buried Barbara in the old church yard / They buried Sweet William beside her / Out of his grave grew a red, red rose / And out of hers a briar.'') |
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− | On their own, ''Smilax'' plants will grow as shrubs, forming dense impenetrable thickets. They will also grow over trees and other plants up to 10 m high, their hooked thorns allowing them to hang onto and scramble over branches. The genus includes both [[deciduous]] and [[evergreen]] species. The [[leaf|leaves]] are heart-shaped and vary from 4-30 cm long in different species. | + | On their own, ''Smilax'' plants will grow as shrubs, forming dense impenetrable thickets. They will also grow over trees and other plants up to 10 m high, their hooked thorns allowing them to hang onto and scramble over branches. The genus includes both [[deciduous]] and [[evergreen]] species. The [[leaf|leaves]] are heart-shaped and vary from 4-30 cm long in different species. |
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− | Greenbrier is [[plant sexuality|dioecious]]. However, only about one in three colonies have plants of both sexes. Plants flower in May and June with white/green clustered [[flower]]s. If [[pollination]] occurs, the plant will produce a bright red to blue-black spherical [[berry]] [[fruit]] about 5-10 mm in diameter that matures in the fall. | + | Greenbrier is [[plant sexuality|dioecious]]. However, only about one in three colonies have plants of both sexes. Plants flower in May and June with white/green clustered [[flower]]s. If [[pollination]] occurs, the plant will produce a bright red to blue-black spherical [[berry]] [[fruit]] about 5-10 mm in diameter that matures in the fall. |
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| The berry is rubbery in texture and has a large, spherical seed in the center. The fruit stays intact through winter, when [[bird]]s and other animals eat them to survive. The seeds are passed unharmed in the animal's droppings. Since many ''Smilax'' colonies are single clones that have spread by [[rhizome]]s, both sexes may not be present at a site, in which case no fruit is formed. | | The berry is rubbery in texture and has a large, spherical seed in the center. The fruit stays intact through winter, when [[bird]]s and other animals eat them to survive. The seeds are passed unharmed in the animal's droppings. Since many ''Smilax'' colonies are single clones that have spread by [[rhizome]]s, both sexes may not be present at a site, in which case no fruit is formed. |
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| * ''[[Smilax amaurophlebia]]'' <small>Merr.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax amaurophlebia]]'' <small>Merr.</small> |
| * ''[[Smilax anamitica]]'' <small>Kuntze</small> | | * ''[[Smilax anamitica]]'' <small>Kuntze</small> |
− | * ''[[Smilax aristolochiifolia]]'' <small>[[Philip Miller|Mill.]]</small> – American Sarsaparilla <!-- "aristolochaefolia" is lapsus --> | + | * ''[[Smilax aristolochiifolia]]'' <small>[[Philip Miller|Mill.]]</small> – American Sarsaparilla <!-- "aristolochaefolia" is lapsus --> |
− | * ''[[Smilax aspera]]'' <small>L.</small> – Mediterranean Smilax, Common Smilax, Rough Smilax | + | * ''[[Smilax aspera]]'' <small>L.</small> – Mediterranean Smilax, Common Smilax, Rough Smilax |
| * ''[[Smilax auraimensis]]'' <small>Steyerm.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax auraimensis]]'' <small>Steyerm.</small> |
− | * ''[[Smilax australis]]'' <small>[[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]</small> – Lawyer Vine, Barbwire Vine, "wait-a-while" ([[Australia]]) | + | * ''[[Smilax australis]]'' <small>[[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]</small> – Lawyer Vine, Barbwire Vine, "wait-a-while" ([[Australia]]) |
| * ''[[Smilax balansaeana]]'' <small>H.Bon ex Gagnep.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax balansaeana]]'' <small>H.Bon ex Gagnep.</small> |
− | * ''[[Smilax balbisiana]]'' <small></small> – Chainy Root | + | * ''[[Smilax balbisiana]]'' <small></small> – Chainy Root |
| * ''[[Smilax bella]]'' <small>J.F.Macbr.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax bella]]'' <small>J.F.Macbr.</small> |
| * ''[[Smilax benthamiana]]'' <small>A.DC.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax benthamiana]]'' <small>A.DC.</small> |
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| * ''[[Smilax biumbellata]]'' <small>T.Koyama</small> | | * ''[[Smilax biumbellata]]'' <small>T.Koyama</small> |
| * ''[[Smilax blumei]]'' <small>A.DC.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax blumei]]'' <small>A.DC.</small> |
− | * ''[[Smilax bona-nox]]'' <small>L.</small> – Saw Greenbrier | + | * ''[[Smilax bona-nox]]'' <small>L.</small> – Saw Greenbrier |
| * ''[[Smilax bracteata]]'' <small>Presl</small> | | * ''[[Smilax bracteata]]'' <small>Presl</small> |
− | * ''[[Smilax brasiliensis]]'' <small>Sprengel.</small> – ''salsaparrilha-do-campo'' ([[Brazil]])<!-- Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia 14 (3) 285-287 --> | + | * ''[[Smilax brasiliensis]]'' <small>Sprengel.</small> – ''salsaparrilha-do-campo'' ([[Brazil]])<!-- Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia 14 (3) 285-287 --> |
| * ''[[Smilax calophylla]]'' <small>A.DC.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax calophylla]]'' <small>A.DC.</small> |
| * ''[[Smilax campestris]]'' <small>Griseb.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax campestris]]'' <small>Griseb.</small> |
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| * ''[[Smilax castaneiflora]]'' <small>Lev.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax castaneiflora]]'' <small>Lev.</small> |
| * ''[[Smilax chimantensis]]'' <small>Steyerm. & Maguire</small> | | * ''[[Smilax chimantensis]]'' <small>Steyerm. & Maguire</small> |
− | * ''[[Smilax china]]'' <small>L.</small><ref>{{citation | url = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200027905 | title = 6. Smilax china Linnaeus }}</ref> – [[China Smilax]]{{Verify source|date=October 2008}} | + | * ''[[Smilax china]]'' <small>L.</small><ref>{{citation | url = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200027905 | title = 6. Smilax china Linnaeus }}</ref> – [[China Smilax]]{{Verify source|date=October 2008}} |
| * ''[[Smilax chingii]]'' <small>F.T. Wang & Ts.Tang</small> | | * ''[[Smilax chingii]]'' <small>F.T. Wang & Ts.Tang</small> |
| * ''[[Smilax cinnamomiifolia]]'' <small>Small</small> | | * ''[[Smilax cinnamomiifolia]]'' <small>Small</small> |
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| * ''[[Smilax davidiana]]'' <small>A.DC.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax davidiana]]'' <small>A.DC.</small> |
| * ''[[Smilax diversifolia]]'' <small>Small</small> | | * ''[[Smilax diversifolia]]'' <small>Small</small> |
− | * ''[[Smilax ecirrata]]''<!-- (Engelman.) revised by or no parentheses? --> – Upright Greenbrier | + | * ''[[Smilax ecirrata]]''<!-- (Engelman.) revised by or no parentheses? --> – Upright Greenbrier |
| * ''[[Smilax elegans]]'' <small>Wall.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax elegans]]'' <small>Wall.</small> |
| * ''[[Smilax elegantissima]]'' <small>Gagnep.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax elegantissima]]'' <small>Gagnep.</small> |
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| * ''[[Smilax gaumeri]]'' <small>Millsp.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax gaumeri]]'' <small>Millsp.</small> |
| * ''[[Smilax gilva]]'' <small>J.F.Macbr.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax gilva]]'' <small>J.F.Macbr.</small> |
− | * ''[[Smilax glabra]]'' <small>Roxb.</small> – Chinaroot, ''tufuling'' (土茯苓) | + | * ''[[Smilax glabra]]'' <small>Roxb.</small> – Chinaroot, ''tufuling'' (土茯苓) |
− | * ''[[Smilax glauca]]'' <small>Walter</small> – Cat Greenbrier, Glaucous Greenbrier | + | * ''[[Smilax glauca]]'' <small>Walter</small> – Cat Greenbrier, Glaucous Greenbrier |
− | * ''[[Smilax glyciphylla]]'' <small>[[James Edward Smith|Sm.]]</small> – Sweet Sarsaparilla, Native Sarsaparilla ([[Australia]]) | + | * ''[[Smilax glyciphylla]]'' <small>[[James Edward Smith|Sm.]]</small> – Sweet Sarsaparilla, Native Sarsaparilla ([[Australia]]) |
| * ''[[Smilax graciliflora]]'' <small>A.C.Sm.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax graciliflora]]'' <small>A.C.Sm.</small> |
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| * ''[[Smilax havanensis]]'' <small>Jacq.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax havanensis]]'' <small>Jacq.</small> |
| * ''[[Smilax helferi]]'' <small>A.DC.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax helferi]]'' <small>A.DC.</small> |
− | * ''[[Smilax herbacea]]'' <small>L.</small> – Smooth Herbaceous Greenbrier, "carrion flower" (southern [[Quebec]] in [[Canada]], [[Eastern United States]]) | + | * ''[[Smilax herbacea]]'' <small>L.</small> – Smooth Herbaceous Greenbrier, "carrion flower" (southern [[Quebec]] in [[Canada]], [[Eastern United States]]) |
− | * ''[[Smilax hispida]]'' <small>Muhl.</small> – Bristly Greenbrier | + | * ''[[Smilax hispida]]'' <small>Muhl.</small> – Bristly Greenbrier |
| * ''[[Smilax hongkongensis]]'' <small>Seem.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax hongkongensis]]'' <small>Seem.</small> |
| * ''[[Smilax hugeri]]''<!-- (Small) revised by? --> | | * ''[[Smilax hugeri]]''<!-- (Small) revised by? --> |
| * ''[[Smilax hypoglauca]]'' <small>Benth.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax hypoglauca]]'' <small>Benth.</small> |
− | * ''[[Smilax illinoensis]]'' – Illinois Greenbrier | + | * ''[[Smilax illinoensis]]'' – Illinois Greenbrier |
| * ''[[Smilax immersa]]'' <small>A.C.Sm.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax immersa]]'' <small>A.C.Sm.</small> |
| * ''[[Smilax impressinervia]]'' <small>F.T. Wang</small> | | * ''[[Smilax impressinervia]]'' <small>F.T. Wang</small> |
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| * ''[[Smilax laevis]]'' <small>A.DC.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax laevis]]'' <small>A.DC.</small> |
| * ''[[Smilax lanceifolia]]'' <small>Roxb.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax lanceifolia]]'' <small>Roxb.</small> |
− | * ''[[Smilax lasioneuron]]'' <small>Hook.</small> – Herbaceous Greenbrier | + | * ''[[Smilax lasioneuron]]'' <small>Hook.</small> – Herbaceous Greenbrier |
| * ''[[Smilax lasseriana]]'' <small>Steyerm.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax lasseriana]]'' <small>Steyerm.</small> |
| * ''[[Smilax lata]]'' <small>Small</small> | | * ''[[Smilax lata]]'' <small>Small</small> |
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| * ''[[Smilax medicinalis]]'' <small>S.Moore</small> | | * ''[[Smilax medicinalis]]'' <small>S.Moore</small> |
| * ''[[Smilax megacarpa]]'' <small>A.DC.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax megacarpa]]'' <small>A.DC.</small> |
− | * ''[[Smilax melastomifolia]]'' <small>Sm.</small> – ''Hoi kuahiwi'' ([[Hawaii|Hawai{{okina}}i]]) | + | * ''[[Smilax melastomifolia]]'' <small>Sm.</small> – ''Hoi kuahiwi'' ([[Hawaii|Hawai{{okina}}i]]) |
| * ''[[Smilax menispermoidea]]'' | | * ''[[Smilax menispermoidea]]'' |
| * ''[[Smilax micro-china]]'' <small>T.Koyama</small> | | * ''[[Smilax micro-china]]'' <small>T.Koyama</small> |
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| * ''[[Smilax pottingeri]]'' <small>Prain</small> | | * ''[[Smilax pottingeri]]'' <small>Prain</small> |
| * ''[[Smilax prolifera]]'' <small>Roxb.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax prolifera]]'' <small>Roxb.</small> |
− | * ''[[Smilax pseudochina]]''<!-- (L.) revised by or no parentheses? --> – False Chinaroot | + | * ''[[Smilax pseudochina]]''<!-- (L.) revised by or no parentheses? --> – False Chinaroot |
| * ''[[Smilax pulverulenta]]''<!-- (Michx.) revised by or no parentheses? --> | | * ''[[Smilax pulverulenta]]''<!-- (Michx.) revised by or no parentheses? --> |
| * ''[[Smilax purpusii]]'' <small>Brandegee</small> | | * ''[[Smilax purpusii]]'' <small>Brandegee</small> |
| * ''[[Smilax pygmaea]]'' <small>Merr.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax pygmaea]]'' <small>Merr.</small> |
| * ''[[Smilax quinquenervia]]'' <small>[[Vell.]]</small> | | * ''[[Smilax quinquenervia]]'' <small>[[Vell.]]</small> |
− | * ''Smilax regelii'' <small>Killip & C.V.Morton</small> – [[Sarsaparilla]], Jamaican Sarsaparilla (southern [[Mexico]], northern [[Central America]]) | + | * ''Smilax regelii'' <small>Killip & C.V.Morton</small> – [[Sarsaparilla]], Jamaican Sarsaparilla (southern [[Mexico]], northern [[Central America]]) |
| * ''[[Smilax renifolia]]'' <small>Small</small> | | * ''[[Smilax renifolia]]'' <small>Small</small> |
| * ''[[Smilax reticulata]]'' <small>Elmer</small> | | * ''[[Smilax reticulata]]'' <small>Elmer</small> |
| * ''[[Smilax rigida]]'' <small>Wall. or Kunth</small> | | * ''[[Smilax rigida]]'' <small>Wall. or Kunth</small> |
| * ''[[Smilax robert-kingii]]'' <small>T.Koyama</small> | | * ''[[Smilax robert-kingii]]'' <small>T.Koyama</small> |
− | * ''[[Smilax rotundifolia]]'' <small>L.</small> – Common Greenbrier ([[Eastern United States]]) | + | * ''[[Smilax rotundifolia]]'' <small>L.</small> – Common Greenbrier ([[Eastern United States]]) |
| * ''[[Smilax saülensis]]'' <small>J.D.Mitch.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax saülensis]]'' <small>J.D.Mitch.</small> |
| * ''[[Smilax siamensis]]'' <small>T.Koyama</small> | | * ''[[Smilax siamensis]]'' <small>T.Koyama</small> |
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| * ''[[Smilax subsessiliflora]]'' <small>Poir.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax subsessiliflora]]'' <small>Poir.</small> |
| * ''[[Smilax synandra]]'' <small>Gagnep.</small> | | * ''[[Smilax synandra]]'' <small>Gagnep.</small> |
− | * ''[[Smilax tamnoides]]'' – Halberd-leaved Greenbrier | + | * ''[[Smilax tamnoides]]'' – Halberd-leaved Greenbrier |
| * ''[[Smilax tenuis]]'' <small>Small</small> | | * ''[[Smilax tenuis]]'' <small>Small</small> |
| * ''[[Smilax tetragona]]'' | | * ''[[Smilax tetragona]]'' |