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:''For another plant sometimes called Smilax see ''[[Asparagus asparagoides]]''.''

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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.'')

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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]]'' Merr.

* ''[[Smilax anamitica]]'' Kuntze

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* ''[[Smilax aristolochiifolia]]'' [[Philip Miller|Mill.]] ~~–~~ American Sarsaparilla

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* ''[[Smilax aristolochiifolia]]'' [[Philip Miller|Mill.]] – American Sarsaparilla

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* ''[[Smilax aspera]]'' L. ~~–~~ Mediterranean Smilax, Common Smilax, Rough Smilax

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* ''[[Smilax aspera]]'' L. – Mediterranean Smilax, Common Smilax, Rough Smilax

* ''[[Smilax auraimensis]]'' Steyerm.

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* ''[[Smilax australis]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]] ~~–~~ Lawyer Vine, Barbwire Vine, "wait-a-while" ([[Australia]])

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* ''[[Smilax australis]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]] – Lawyer Vine, Barbwire Vine, "wait-a-while" ([[Australia]])

* ''[[Smilax balansaeana]]'' H.Bon ex Gagnep.

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* ''[[Smilax balbisiana]]'' ~~–~~ Chainy Root

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* ''[[Smilax balbisiana]]'' – Chainy Root

* ''[[Smilax bella]]'' J.F.Macbr.

* ''[[Smilax benthamiana]]'' A.DC.

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* ''[[Smilax biumbellata]]'' T.Koyama

* ''[[Smilax blumei]]'' A.DC.

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* ''[[Smilax bona-nox]]'' L. ~~–~~ Saw Greenbrier

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* ''[[Smilax bona-nox]]'' L. – Saw Greenbrier

* ''[[Smilax bracteata]]'' Presl

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* ''[[Smilax brasiliensis]]'' Sprengel. ~~–~~ ''salsaparrilha-do-campo'' ([[Brazil]])

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* ''[[Smilax brasiliensis]]'' Sprengel. – ''salsaparrilha-do-campo'' ([[Brazil]])

* ''[[Smilax calophylla]]'' A.DC.

* ''[[Smilax campestris]]'' Griseb.

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* ''[[Smilax castaneiflora]]'' Lev.

* ''[[Smilax chimantensis]]'' Steyerm. & Maguire

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* ''[[Smilax china]]'' L.<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}}

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* ''[[Smilax china]]'' L.<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]]'' F.T. Wang & Ts.Tang

* ''[[Smilax cinnamomiifolia]]'' Small

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* ''[[Smilax davidiana]]'' A.DC.

* ''[[Smilax diversifolia]]'' Small

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* ''[[Smilax ecirrata]]'' ~~–~~ Upright Greenbrier

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* ''[[Smilax ecirrata]]'' – Upright Greenbrier

* ''[[Smilax elegans]]'' Wall.

* ''[[Smilax elegantissima]]'' Gagnep.

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* ''[[Smilax gaumeri]]'' Millsp.

* ''[[Smilax gilva]]'' J.F.Macbr.

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* ''[[Smilax glabra]]'' Roxb. ~~–~~ Chinaroot, ''tufuling'' (土茯苓)

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* ''[[Smilax glabra]]'' Roxb. – Chinaroot, ''tufuling'' (土茯苓)

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* ''[[Smilax glauca]]'' Walter ~~–~~ Cat Greenbrier, Glaucous Greenbrier

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* ''[[Smilax glauca]]'' Walter – Cat Greenbrier, Glaucous Greenbrier

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* ''[[Smilax glyciphylla]]'' [[James Edward Smith|Sm.]] ~~–~~ Sweet Sarsaparilla, Native Sarsaparilla ([[Australia]])

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* ''[[Smilax glyciphylla]]'' [[James Edward Smith|Sm.]] – Sweet Sarsaparilla, Native Sarsaparilla ([[Australia]])

* ''[[Smilax graciliflora]]'' A.C.Sm.

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* ''[[Smilax havanensis]]'' Jacq.

* ''[[Smilax helferi]]'' A.DC.

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* ''[[Smilax herbacea]]'' L. ~~–~~ Smooth Herbaceous Greenbrier, "carrion flower" (southern [[Quebec]] in [[Canada]], [[Eastern United States]])

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* ''[[Smilax herbacea]]'' L. – Smooth Herbaceous Greenbrier, "carrion flower" (southern [[Quebec]] in [[Canada]], [[Eastern United States]])

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* ''[[Smilax hispida]]'' Muhl. ~~–~~ Bristly Greenbrier

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* ''[[Smilax hispida]]'' Muhl. – Bristly Greenbrier

* ''[[Smilax hongkongensis]]'' Seem.

* ''[[Smilax hugeri]]''

* ''[[Smilax hypoglauca]]'' Benth.

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* ''[[Smilax illinoensis]]'' ~~–~~ Illinois Greenbrier

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* ''[[Smilax illinoensis]]'' – Illinois Greenbrier

* ''[[Smilax immersa]]'' A.C.Sm.

* ''[[Smilax impressinervia]]'' F.T. Wang

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* ''[[Smilax laevis]]'' A.DC.

* ''[[Smilax lanceifolia]]'' Roxb.

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* ''[[Smilax lasioneuron]]'' Hook. ~~–~~ Herbaceous Greenbrier

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* ''[[Smilax lasioneuron]]'' Hook. – Herbaceous Greenbrier

* ''[[Smilax lasseriana]]'' Steyerm.

* ''[[Smilax lata]]'' Small

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* ''[[Smilax medicinalis]]'' S.Moore

* ''[[Smilax megacarpa]]'' A.DC.

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* ''[[Smilax melastomifolia]]'' Sm. ~~–~~ ''Hoi kuahiwi'' ([[Hawaii|Hawai{{okina}}i]])

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* ''[[Smilax melastomifolia]]'' Sm. – ''Hoi kuahiwi'' ([[Hawaii|Hawai{{okina}}i]])

* ''[[Smilax menispermoidea]]''

* ''[[Smilax micro-china]]'' T.Koyama

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* ''[[Smilax pottingeri]]'' Prain

* ''[[Smilax prolifera]]'' Roxb.

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* ''[[Smilax pseudochina]]'' ~~–~~ False Chinaroot

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* ''[[Smilax pseudochina]]'' – False Chinaroot

* ''[[Smilax pulverulenta]]''

* ''[[Smilax purpusii]]'' Brandegee

* ''[[Smilax pygmaea]]'' Merr.

* ''[[Smilax quinquenervia]]'' [[Vell.]]

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* ''Smilax regelii'' Killip & C.V.Morton ~~–~~ [[Sarsaparilla]], Jamaican Sarsaparilla (southern [[Mexico]], northern [[Central America]])

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* ''Smilax regelii'' Killip & C.V.Morton – [[Sarsaparilla]], Jamaican Sarsaparilla (southern [[Mexico]], northern [[Central America]])

* ''[[Smilax renifolia]]'' Small

* ''[[Smilax reticulata]]'' Elmer

* ''[[Smilax rigida]]'' Wall. or Kunth

* ''[[Smilax robert-kingii]]'' T.Koyama

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* ''[[Smilax rotundifolia]]'' L. ~~–~~ Common Greenbrier ([[Eastern United States]])

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* ''[[Smilax rotundifolia]]'' L. – Common Greenbrier ([[Eastern United States]])

* ''[[Smilax saülensis]]'' J.D.Mitch.

* ''[[Smilax siamensis]]'' T.Koyama

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* ''[[Smilax subsessiliflora]]'' Poir.

* ''[[Smilax synandra]]'' Gagnep.

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* ''[[Smilax tamnoides]]'' ~~–~~ Halberd-leaved Greenbrier

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* ''[[Smilax tamnoides]]'' – Halberd-leaved Greenbrier

* ''[[Smilax tenuis]]'' Small

* ''[[Smilax tetragona]]''

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