Smilax rotundifolia L.

  • Filed As

    Smilacaceae
    Smilax rotundifolia L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 7493, 11 Jun 2009

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Putnam Co. ca 7 km W of New York/Connecticut border and ca 10 km N of Putnam/Westchester border, Ice Pond Conservation Area, E of Ice Pond Rd, W of Co. Rd 62 (Farm to Market Rd), N of Rte 312 and S of Rte 164.

  • Habitat

    Powerline-right-of-way.

  • Description

    Liana, the stem hard, but hardly woody, green, the older spines turning black at their tips; new shoots very vigorous, tender and succulent and eaten by collector; flowers few, apparently solitary, yellow/green, shedding easily. This plant growing over a shrub and smothering it. Apparently this species is not terribly long-lived because very old lianas with large diameter stems never observed by collector.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01088793

    Occurrence ID: de2fa6e3-8567-4185-9d3f-5311aa19a8f4

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01122983, D. E. Atha 7493, Smilax rotundifolia L. - Accepted : Smilacaceae (53.5) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Liliales

  • Family

    Smilacaceae

  • All Determinations

    Smilax rotundifolia L. det D. E. Atha, 2009

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Putnam Co.

  • Locality

    ca 7 km W of New York/Connecticut border and ca 10 km N of Putnam/Westchester border, Ice Pond Conservation Area, E of Ice Pond Rd, W of Co. Rd 62 (Farm to Market Rd), N of Rte 312 and S of Rte 164

  • Elevation

    Alt. 134 m. (440 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    41.4503, -73.6079

  • Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden
Smilacaceae
Smilax rotundifolia L.
det. D. E. Atha, 2009
United States of America. New York: Putnam Co. ca 7 km W of New
York/Connecticut border and ca 10 km N of Putnam/Westchester border,
Ice Pond Conservation Area, E of Ice Pond Rd, W of Co. Rd 62 (Farm to
Market Rd), N of Rte 312 and S of Rte 164. 41.450313N, 73.607887W
(±15m), ca 134 m. Powerline-right-of-way.
Liana, the stem hard, but hardly woody, green, the older spines turning
black at their tips; new shoots very vigorous, tender and succulent and
eaten by collector; flowers few, apparently solitary, yellow/green,
shedding easily. This plant growing over a shrub and smothering it.
Apparently this species is not terribly long-lived because very old lianas
with large diameter stems never observed by collector. Sample preserved
in silica gèl at NY.
Daniel Atha 7493
11 Jun 2009
01088793