Smilax ecirrata

ClassificationMonocots
FamilySmilacaceae
Family (Traditional)Smilacaceae
GenusSmilax
Species:Smilax ecirrata S. Watson
Common NameUpright Carrionflower
Growth Habitvine - liana
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: vine - forb; 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 6
StatusNative
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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
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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

SynonymFull Citation
Nemexia ecirrata Nemexia ecirrata (Engelm. ex Kunth) Small
Smilax ecirrata Smilax ecirrata S. Watson
Smilax ecirrhata Smilax ecirrhata S. Watson

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), Bell (KY), Boyle (KY), Butler (KY), Clay (KY), Edmonson (KY), Estill (KY), Franklin (KY), Gallatin (KY), Garrard (KY), Grant (KY), Green (KY), Hardin (KY), Henderson (KY), Jackson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Knox (KY), Larue (KY), Laurel (KY), Lewis (KY), Lincoln (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Metcalfe (KY), Monroe (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Robertson (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Taylor (KY), Union (KY), Warren (KY), Wayne (KY), Whitley (KY), Wolfe (KY), Woodford (KY), Anderson (TN), Cannon (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), DeKalb (TN), Franklin (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Marion (TN), Overton (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Van Buren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, BOON, EKY, HTTU, KNK, MEM, MTSU, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1961 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100160231 McCreary Kentucky 27 Jun 1972 Elizabeth M. Browne
72E33.2
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100160314 Union Kentucky 28 Aug 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5298
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100159886 Madison Kentucky 19 May 1984 Ronald L. Jones
4261
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100159860 Jackson Kentucky 20 Apr 1977 J. Stuart Lassetter
2575
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100160207 Lewis Kentucky 19 May 2005 Timothy J. Weckman
9306
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100159902 McCreary Kentucky 19 Apr 1979 Richard H. Hannan
1324
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100160199 Laurel Kentucky 10 May 1979 Richard H. Hannan
1565
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100160140 Jessamine Kentucky 01 Aug 1978 Johnnie B. Varner
11611
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100160249 Powell Kentucky 01 May 2000 Ronald L. Jones
9245
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100160009 Lincoln Kentucky 30 Sep 2003 Timothy J. Weckman
8323
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100160132 Jackson Kentucky 19 Jul 1979 Richard H. Hannan
3211
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100160280 Rockcastle Kentucky 09 Sep 1989 Neal Denton
757
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100159985 Powell Kentucky 01 Aug 2001 Timothy J. Weckman
6652
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100159837 McCreary Kentucky 28 Apr 1984 Ronald L. Jones
4239
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100159852 Grant Kentucky 29 Jul 1961 Elizabeth M. Browne
4648
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100160066 Warren Kentucky 16 Jul 1961 Elizabeth M. Browne
4587
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100160223 Madison Kentucky 29 Apr 1980 J. Stuart Lassetter
3498
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100160124 Estill Kentucky 21 May 1987 Richard G. Guetig
86
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100160157 Knox Kentucky 06 May 1961 Elizabeth M. Browne
3099
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100159878 Jackson Kentucky 21 Apr 1977 Steve Merli
49
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100160025 Gallatin Kentucky 30 Jul 1961 Elizabeth M. Browne
4695
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100159894 Madison Kentucky 14 Oct 1961 Elizabeth M. Browne
4951
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100160082 Bell Kentucky 10 Oct 1988 Ralph L. Thompson
88-2703
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100159910 Union Kentucky 28 Aug 1980 R.Hannan
05297
EKY
Smilax ecirrhata
31234100160256 Powell Kentucky 22 Sep 2004 Timothy J. Weckman
8953
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100160215 Lincoln Kentucky 25 Jun 1981 Richard H. Hannan
7405
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100160181 Laurel Kentucky 15 Oct 1988 Ralph L. Thompson
88-2809
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100159951 Woodford Kentucky 02 May 1964 Elizabeth M. Browne
8283
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100159845 Edmonson Kentucky 10 Sep 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5478
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100159993 Robertson Kentucky 15 May 2002 Timothy J. Weckman
6999
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100160090 Boyle Kentucky 30 May 2000 Timothy J. Weckman
5688
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100160264 Pulaski Kentucky 04 May 1996 Andrew Denham
17
EKY
Smilax ecirrhata
31234100160116 Clay Kentucky 26 Jun 1980 Richard H. Hannan
4334
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100160272 Rockcastle Kentucky 03 May 1989 Neal Denton
67
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100160298 Taylor Kentucky 11 Aug 1996 Timothy J. Weckman
3284
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100165297 Marion Kentucky 03 May 1999 Timothy J. Weckman
4807
EKY
Smilax ecirrhata
31234100160173 Larue Kentucky 12 Sep 1962 Elizabeth M. Browne
6340
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100159969 Wolfe Kentucky 10 Oct 1964 Elizabeth M. Browne
9546
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100159928 Whitley Kentucky 09 May 1979 Richard H. Hannan
1450
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100165289 Henderson Kentucky 10 Oct 1980 Richard H. Hannan
6058
EKY
Smilax ecirrhata
31234100160165 Knox Kentucky 10 May 1993 Landon E. McKinney
5391
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100160306 Taylor Kentucky 11 Aug 1996 Timothy J. Weckman
3284
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
N/A Garrard Kentucky 26 May 1983 Donna A. Godbey
159
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100160017 Henderson Kentucky 01 May 1980 Richard H. Hannan
3619
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100160074 Warren Kentucky 08 Jul 1980 Richard H. Hannan
4375
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100160108 Boyle Kentucky 19 Jun 1981 Richard H. Hannan
7253
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
31234100159944 Wayne Kentucky 21 May 1966 Edward T. Browne Jr.
11916
EKY
Smilax ecirrata
BEREA008539 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Smilax ecirrhata
BEREA008526 Jackson Kentucky
BEREA
Smilax ecirrhata
BEREA008537 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Smilax ecirrhata
BEREA008531 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Smilax ecirrhata
BEREA008530 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Smilax ecirrhata
BEREA008525 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Smilax ecirrhata
BEREA008538 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Smilax ecirrhata
BEREA008533 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Smilax ecirrhata
BEREA008529 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Smilax ecirrhata
BEREA008527 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Smilax ecirrhata
BEREA008534 Monroe Kentucky
BEREA
Smilax ecirrhata
BEREA008535 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Smilax ecirrhata
BEREA008528 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Smilax ecirrhata
BEREA008532 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Smilax ecirrhata
BEREA008524 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Smilax ecirrhata
BEREA008536 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Smilax ecirrhata
31973000019489 Rockcastle Kentucky
KNK
Smilax ecirrata
31973000019490 Green Kentucky
KNK
Smilax ecirrata
UCHT007263 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Smilax ecirrata
UCHT007260 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Smilax ecirrata
UCHT007264 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Smilax ecirrata
UCHT007265 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Smilax ecirrata
UCHT007266 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Smilax ecirrata
UCHT007261 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Smilax ecirrata
UCHT007262 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Smilax ecirrata
010132 Anderson Tennessee
BOON
Smilax ecirrhata
010131 Anderson Tennessee
BOON
Smilax ecirrhata
APSC0073681 Metcalfe Kentucky 09 May 1979
APSC
Smilax ecirrata
APSC0049024 Cumberland Tennessee 28 Apr 1985 R. Kral
APSC
Smilax ecirrata
APSC0073714 Metcalfe Kentucky 26 Apr 1979 John MacGregor
APSC
Smilax ecirrata
APSC0057579 Barren Kentucky 29 Apr 1978 G.P. Johnson
APSC
Smilax ecirrata
APSC0057578 Edmonson Kentucky 03 May 1969 Harold Elmore
APSC
Smilax ecirrata
APSC0057171 Kentucky
APSC
Smilax ecirrata
APSC0057169 Hardin Kentucky 24 May 1978 Raymond Cranfill
APSC
Smilax ecirrata
APSC0087496 Monroe Kentucky 08 May 2017 Mason Brock
APSC
Smilax ecirrata
APSC0073713 Metcalfe Kentucky 05 Jun 1979 John MacGregor
APSC
Smilax ecirrata
APSC0100061 Franklin Kentucky
APSC
Smilax ecirrata
APSC0078924 Bell Kentucky
APSC
Smilax ecirrata
HTTU016290 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Smilax ecirrhata
HTTU027676 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Smilax ecirrhata
HTTU016288 DeKalb Tennessee
HTTU
Smilax ecirrhata
HTTU016286 Tennessee
HTTU
Smilax ecirrhata
HTTU009626 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Smilax ecirrata
HTTU016280 Overton Tennessee
HTTU
Smilax ecirrhata
HTTU016285 Tennessee
HTTU
Smilax ecirrhata
HTTU016289 Van Buren Tennessee
HTTU
Smilax ecirrhata
HTTU027569 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Smilax ecirrhata
HTTU024804 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Smilax ecirrhata
HTTU016283 Sequatchie Tennessee
HTTU
Smilax ecirrhata
HTTU016282 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Smilax ecirrhata
HTTU016281 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Smilax ecirrhata
HTTU024805 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Smilax ecirrhata
HTTU024788 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Smilax ecirrhata
HTTU009627 DeKalb Tennessee
HTTU
Smilax ecirrata
HTTU016287 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Smilax ecirrhata
MTSU001715 DeKalb Tennessee 25 Apr 1982 Wayne Ingram
19
MTSU
Smilax ecirrhata
MTSU001714 Coffee Tennessee 24 Apr 1990 Dwayne Estes
MTSU
Smilax ecirrhata
MTSU001713 Butler Kentucky 27 Apr 1981 Landon E. McKinney
2458
MTSU
Smilax ecirrhata
MTSU001716 Cannon Tennessee 19 Nov 2002 Landon E. McKinney
MTSU
Smilax ecirrhata
UCHT038065 Grundy Tennessee
UCHT
Smilax ecirrata
UOS08343 Coffee Tennessee 09 Apr 1998 Malia Fincher
UOS
Smilax ecirrata
UOS08342 Franklin Tennessee 26 Sep 2004 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Smilax ecirrata
UOS08341 Coffee Tennessee 24 May 2001 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Smilax ecirrata
MEM012629 McCreary Kentucky 18 Aug 1972 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
72H4.36
MEM
Smilax ecirrhata
MEM014585 Woodford Kentucky 04 Oct 1963 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
8095
MEM
Smilax ecirrhata
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