Smilax (Greenbrier) - Home & Garden Information Center
Smilax species (greenbriers) are difficult to control weedy vines that will entangle through ornamental landscape shrubs. These vines are native to North America. In South Carolina, there are ten common Smilax species, along with five less common species.
Smilax Information: How To Take Advantage Of Smilax Vines …
2021年2月16日 · Smilax is an extremely vigorous plant with pinkish bamboo-like vines bearing small thorns. Leaves vary by species and may be lance, heart shaped or oblong, shiny, and leathery. It has thick knobby, white roots and bears tiny insignificant flowers.
Smilax - Wikipedia
Smilax is a genus of about 300–350 species, found in the tropics and subtropics worldwide. [1] They are climbing flowering plants, many of which are woody and/or thorny, in the monocotyledon family Smilacaceae, native throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Common names include catbriers, greenbriers, prickly-ivys and ...
Smilax rotundifolia - Wikipedia
Smilax rotundifolia, also known as roundleaf greenbrier[2] or common greenbrier, is a woody vine native to the southeastern and eastern United States and eastern Canada. [1][3][4] It is a common and conspicuous part of the natural forest ecosystems in much of its native range.
Smilax Vines (Greenbriers) How to Identify, Care, and Grow
2023年10月6日 · The Smilax vine can either put a smile on your face or take it away. Here's how to grow and care for smilax vines to keep you out of trouble!
Smilax rotundifolia (Brambles, Bullbrier, Catbrier, Chaineybriar ...
Smilax Species: rotundifolia Family: Smilacaceae Uses (Ethnobotany): Stem prickles have been rubbed on the skin as a counter-irritant to relieve pain, muscle cramps, and twitching. Powdered leaves have been used as dressing on burns, wilted leaves as a poultice on boils.
Weed of the Month: Smilax (Greenbrier) - Home & Garden …
2021年2月25日 · Smilax vines go by the common names greenbrier or catbrier due to the thorns covering their stems. There are 300 to 350 smilax species worldwide. Approximately twenty-four species are native to North America, with fifteen species growing in South Carolina.
Smilax bona-nox - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant …
Saw greenbrier is a prickly flowering native vine in the Smilacaceae (smilax) family. It grows in full sun to partial shade and prefers moist soils though it tolerates a wide range of soils including dry and overly wet, sandy, to rocky to high organic content.
Smilax smallii - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Smilax smalli commonly called Greenbriar is normally found in coastal bogs, moist lowlands, bottomland forests, and low sandy areas but will tolerate dry sites. Most Greenbriar, or Catbriar, vines are woody, but a few are herbaceous. Many are …
Smilax: A Versatile Plant with Medicinal and Culinary Uses
2023年5月24日 · This article will explore the many uses of Smilax, including its culinary and medicinal properties, as well as how to grow and care for Smilax vines in your own garden. What is Smilax? Smilax is a genus of plants that includes over 300 species.