Smilax pulverulenta

ClassificationMonocots
FamilySmilacaceae
Family (Traditional)Smilacaceae
GenusSmilax
Species:Smilax pulverulenta Michx.
Common NameDowny Carrionflower
Growth Habitvine - forb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: vine - forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Green; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 3; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: axillary; Inflorescence Types: corymb/cyme/umbel; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 0; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 0; Sexuality: dioecious; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 6; Tepal Fusion: No; Tepal Number: 6
C value 7
StatusNative; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S4?] (State Rank); G4G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Barren (KY), Calloway (KY), Crittenden (KY), Cumberland (KY), Jefferson (KY), Larue (KY), McCracken (KY), Oldham (KY), Trigg (KY), Anderson (TN), Blount (TN), Claiborne (TN), Hardeman (TN), Henderson (TN), Loudon (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Tipton (TN), Union (TN), Warren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, HTTU, MEM, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1947 - 1999

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0071034 McCracken Kentucky
TENN
Smilax pulverulenta
TENN-V-0070555 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Smilax pulverulenta
APSC0031366 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Smilax pulverulenta
APSC0031350 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Smilax pulverulenta
MEM001287 Shelby Tennessee 21 Apr 1966 J. Kincaid
4
MEM
Smilax pulverulenta
TENN-V-0070544 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Smilax pulverulenta
TENN-V-0070552 Loudon Tennessee
TENN
Smilax pulverulenta
TENN-V-0070546 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Smilax pulverulenta
UCHT007338 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Smilax pulverulenta
APSC0031371 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Smilax pulverulenta
APSC0093444 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Smilax pulverulenta
APSC0031372 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Smilax pulverulenta
APSC0031370 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Smilax pulverulenta
APSC0031342 Montgomery Tennessee 06 May 1980 Edward Chester
APSC
Smilax pulverulenta
HTTU016325 Calloway Kentucky
HTTU
Smilax pulverulenta
TENN-V-0070558 Tipton Tennessee
TENN
Smilax pulverulenta
APSC0093393 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Smilax pulverulenta
APSC0031353 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Smilax pulverulenta
TENN-V-0070557 Sullivan Tennessee
TENN
Smilax pulverulenta
APSC0031344 Montgomery Tennessee 17 May 1947 Alfred Clebsch
APSC
Smilax pulverulenta
APSC0031362 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Smilax pulverulenta
APSC0031365 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Smilax pulverulenta
APSC0031368 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Smilax pulverulenta
APSC0112733 McNairy Tennessee
APSC
Smilax pulverulenta
HTTU016308 Warren Tennessee
HTTU
Smilax pulverulenta
TENN-V-0070561 Union Tennessee
TENN
Smilax pulverulenta
APSC0031349 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Smilax pulverulenta
APSC0031367 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Smilax pulverulenta
31234100149440 Cumberland Kentucky 01 May 1999 Ross C. Clark
24311
EKY
Smilax pulverulenta
TENN-V-0070548 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Smilax pulverulenta
TENN-V-0070556 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Smilax pulverulenta
UCHT007337 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Smilax pulverulenta
APSC0031373 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Smilax pulverulenta
APSC0093430 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Smilax pulverulenta
APSC0031374 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Smilax pulverulenta
TENN-V-0070545 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Smilax pulverulenta
TENN-V-0070549 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Smilax pulverulenta
TENN-V-0070547 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Smilax pulverulenta
TENN-V-0070550 Hardeman Tennessee
TENN
Smilax pulverulenta
TENN-V-0070554 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Smilax pulverulenta
TENN-V-0070559 Union Tennessee
TENN
Smilax pulverulenta
TENN-V-0070543 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Smilax pulverulenta
APSC0031296 Marion Tennessee
APSC
Smilax pulverulenta
APSC0050681 Larue Kentucky 23 May 1993 Landon McKinney
APSC
Smilax pulverulenta
APSC0031352 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Smilax pulverulenta
APSC0057577 Barren Kentucky 04 May 1978 G.P. Johnson
APSC
Smilax pulverulenta
APSC0031363 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Smilax pulverulenta
MEM008372 Crittenden Kentucky 11 Jun 1974 Raymond Athey
2787
MEM
Smilax pulverulenta
BEREA008604 Calloway Kentucky
BEREA
Smilax pulverulenta
TENN-V-0070553 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Smilax pulverulenta
TENN-V-0070560 Union Tennessee
TENN
Smilax pulverulenta
TENN-V-0070551 Henderson Tennessee
TENN
Smilax pulverulenta
APSC0031347 Montgomery Tennessee 12 May 1982 Edward Chester
APSC
Smilax pulverulenta
APSC0093443 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Smilax pulverulenta
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