Smilax hispida Raf.

vs
S3.5
PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, USA
Smilax hispida Muhl.
Smilacaceae
Det.: S.R.Hill, (ILLS) 2004
ST. CLAIR COUNTY T. IS, R. 7W, NW1/4 NE1/4
NW1/4 SECT. 13 Freeburg Woods Natural Area, owned
by L. Funk family. West side of Silver Creek,
north-northeast of Larry Funk’s residence, Freeburg,
entrance drive at 8949 Jefferson Road; Mascoutah 7.5’
quadrangle. Stream terrace, alluvial soil, mostly silt.
Wet-mesic floodplain forest, essentially undisturbed and
unlogged, with Acer saccharinum, Carya laciniosa,
Celtis laevigata, Fraxinus spp., Quercus palustris,
Ulmus americana, Aster simplex, Chasmanthium
latifolium. Recently flooded under 2 meters of water.
Fruit green, immature; occasional woody vine to 5
meters long in low trees.
Steven R. Hill, with Cassandra Allsup
and Michael “J.C.” Murphy 35942 09 June 2004
03743474