''Smilax tamnoides'', common name bristly greenbrier, is a

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. It is widespread from

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. The plant has been called ''Smilax hispida'' in many publications, but the name ''Smilax tamnoides'' is much older and under the botanical rules of priority it is the preferred name. ''Smilax tamnoides'' is a climbing, prickly vine that supports itself on other vegetation. Flowers are green to brown, small but numerous in umbels; fruits blue to black without the waxy coating common on many other species of the genus.

Conservation status in the United States

It is as a special concern species and believed

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."Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015"
State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 31 December 2017.(Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)

References

External links

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Centerl University of Texas, ''Smilax tamnoides'' L. Bristly greenbrierMissouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder, ''Smilax hispida''
Smilacaceae Flora of Northern America Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Liliales-stub