Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox

ClassificationMonocots
FamilySmilacaceae
Family (Traditional)Smilacaceae
GenusSmilax
Species: Smilax bona-nox
Infraspecies:Smilax bona-nox L. var. bona-nox
Common NameSaw Greenbrier
Growth Habitvine - liana
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: Yes; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: vine - liana; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Evergreen; 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 3
StatusNative; TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank); G5TNR (Global Rank)

** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

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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

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

No specimens exist for this species.

Plant Photos

Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Ashley B. Morris
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Ashley B. Morris
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Dwayne Estes
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Dwayne Estes
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Dwayne Estes
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Dwayne Estes
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Dwayne Estes
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Dwayne Estes
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Dwayne Estes
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Dwayne Estes
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Joey Shaw
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Joey Shaw
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Joey Shaw
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Joey Shaw
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Joey Shaw
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Joey Shaw
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Milo Pyne
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Milo Pyne
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Milo Pyne
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Milo Pyne
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Theo Witsell
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Theo Witsell
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Theo Witsell
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Theo Witsell
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Joey Shaw
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Joey Shaw
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Joey Shaw
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Joey Shaw
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Joey Shaw
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Joey Shaw
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Joey Shaw
Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox - Joey Shaw