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. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. Upright Smilax. Fig. 1310. Kunth, Coprosmanthus herbaceus var. ecirrhata Engelm Enum. 5 : 266. 1850. S. ecirrhatus S. Wats, in A. Gray, Man. Ed. 6, 520. 1890. Stem herbaceous, glabrous, simple, erect, 6'-2° tall. Tendrils none, or sometimes present on the uppermost petioles; leaves often whorled at the sum- mit of the stem, ovate, acute, obtuse, cuspidate or ac
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. Upright Smilax. Fig. 1310. Kunth, Coprosmanthus herbaceus var. ecirrhata Engelm Enum. 5 : 266. 1850. S. ecirrhatus S. Wats, in A. Gray, Man. Ed. 6, 520. 1890. Stem herbaceous, glabrous, simple, erect, 6'-2° tall. Tendrils none, or sometimes present on the uppermost petioles; leaves often whorled at the sum- mit of the stem, ovate, acute, obtuse, cuspidate or acuminate at the apex, rounded or cordate at the base, thin, 5-9-nerved, 2i'sY long, ii-4' wide, some- times larger, more or less pubescent beneath and erose-denticulate on the margins; petioles io"-i8" long; peduncles long, often pubescent; staminate flowers commonly not more than 25 in the umbels; pedicels 2"-$" long; anthers shorter than the fila- ments or equalling them. In dry soil, Maryland to Minnesota, Florida and Mis- souri. 4. Smilax glauca Walt. Glaucous-leaved Greenbrier. Fig. 1311. Smilax glauca Walt. Fl. Car. 245. 1788. J. E. Smith; Torr. Fl. N. Y. 2 : 303. 1843. Rootstock deep, knotted and tuberous. Stem terete; branches and twigs angled, armed with rather stout numerous or scattered prickles, or sometimes unarmed; petioles 3"-6" long, tendril-bearing; leaves ovate, acute or cuspidate at the apex, sometimes cordate at the base, entire, glaucous beneath and sometimes also above, mostly 5-nerved, i4'-6' long, i'-S' wide; peduncles flattened 6"-i6" long; umbels 6-12-flowered; pedicels 2"~4" long; berries bluish black, ripening the first year, about 3" in diameter, 2-3-seeded. In dry sandy soil, eastern Massachusetts to Florida, Ohio, Kansas and Texas. Sarsaparilla. May-June. Smilax rotundifolia L. Greenbrier. Catbrier. Horsebrier. Fig. 1312. Smilax rotundifolia L. Sp. PI. 1030. 1753. Smila
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