Smilax hispida Raf.

The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of U.S.A.
Smilacaceae Smilax hispida Muhl. ex Torr.
det. M. Nee, 2011
WISCONSIN, Richland Co., along flowing channel, about
halfway between Gamer Lake and Lower Lake, Wisconsin
River floodplain.
T 8 N; R 2 W; WWk SWV* sect. 4
43°11 ’33”N, 90°37’35”W. alt. 167 m.
Floodplain forest with Betula nigra, Acer saccharinum,
Quercus bicolor. Most species with leaves beginning to
senesce.
Vine forming tangled masses to 6 m. or more in trees; upper
leafy and fruiting parts unarmed, the lower stem with bristles
and rigid straight spines. Fruit greenish black.
Coll.: M. Nee 58177
5 Oct. 2011
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