Smilax hugeri

ClassificationMonocots
FamilySmilacaceae
Family (Traditional)Smilacaceae
GenusSmilax
Species:Smilax hugeri (Small) J. B. Norton ex Pennell
Common NameHugers Carrionflower
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; 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; TN[SNR] KY[S4S5] (State Rank); G4 (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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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
Smilax ecirrata var. hugeri Smilax ecirrata var. hugeri (Small) H.E. Ahles

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: Edmonson (KY), Estill (KY), Jackson (KY), McCreary (KY), Oldham (KY), Powell (KY), Warren (KY), Anderson (TN), Blount (TN), Campbell (TN), Claiborne (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hickman (TN), Knox (TN), Loudon (TN), Macon (TN), Marion (TN), Meigs (TN), Moore (TN), Morgan (TN), Overton (TN), Pickett (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Union (TN), Van Buren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BOON, EKY, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1985 - 2009

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100720687 Powell Kentucky 14 Jul 1985 Doris Taylor
96
EKY
Smilax hugeri
31234100720695 Powell Kentucky 01 May 1988 Ross. C. Clark
21343
EKY
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070535 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070491 Hickman Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070492 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070494 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070531 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070521 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070467 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070522 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070452 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070514 Pickett Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070532 Union Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070479 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
31234100720703 Powell Kentucky 31 Jul 1988 R. C. Clark, K. Johnson, N. Hannon, S. H.-Reiter
21706
EKY
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070525 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070516 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070453 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070513 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070505 Loudon Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070512 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070517 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070472 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070526 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070457 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070507 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070475 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070501 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070470 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070499 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070520 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070487 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070469 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070471 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070530 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070519 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070461 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070504 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070515 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070490 Hickman Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
UCHT007331 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Smilax hugeri
UCHT007335 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Smilax hugeri
UCHT007330 Knox Tennessee
UCHT
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070473 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070523 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070482 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070524 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070496 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070518 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070483 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070456 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070468 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070493 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070498 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070528 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070485 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
APSC0093429 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Smilax hugeri
APSC0031303 Giles Tennessee
APSC
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070497 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070454 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070455 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070527 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070476 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070506 Macon Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070502 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070489 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
UCHT007329 Grundy Tennessee
UCHT
Smilax hugeri
UCHT007332 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Smilax hugeri
UCHT007327 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Smilax hugeri
APSC0093594 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Smilax hugeri
APSC0093709 Jackson Kentucky
APSC
Smilax hugeri
UCHT035745 Campbell Tennessee
UCHT
Smilax hugeri
UOS08353 Franklin Tennessee 12 Jun 1998 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Smilax hugeri
APSC0069894 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070537 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070495 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070480 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070509 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
UCHT007328 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Smilax hugeri
APSC0093710 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070500 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070465 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070478 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070931 McCreary Kentucky
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070462 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
APSC0031302 Giles Tennessee
APSC
Smilax hugeri
APSC0031305 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070464 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070508 Meigs Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070536 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070459 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070488 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070458 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070510 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
010160 Van Buren Tennessee
BOON
Smilax hugeri
APSC0031304 Estill Kentucky 08 Jul 2009 Dwayne Estes with Ralph Thompson and Paul Threadgill
10702
APSC
Smilax hugeri
APSC0069175 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Smilax hugeri
APSC0053184 Hickman Tennessee
APSC
Smilax hugeri
UOS08354 Van Buren Tennessee 19 Apr 2001 Chris A. Fleming
UOS
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070451 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070481 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070533 Union Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070511 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070534 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070466 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070484 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070503 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070460 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
APSC0052422 Moore Tennessee
APSC
Smilax hugeri
APSC0048553 Van Buren Tennessee
APSC
Smilax hugeri
UOS08356 Franklin Tennessee 19 Apr 2001 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070529 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070463 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
TENN-V-0070474 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Smilax hugeri
APSC0112662 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Smilax hugeri
APSC0101767 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Smilax hugeri
APSC0031306 Campbell Tennessee
APSC
Smilax hugeri
UOS08355 Franklin Tennessee 10 Sep 2002 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Smilax hugeri
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