Smilax lasioneura Hook.

PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, USA
Smilax lasioneura Hook
Smilacaceae
Det.: S.R. Hill, (ILLS) 2005
KENDALL COUNTY 41° 40’ 2.9” N. Lat. 088° 30’
52.7” W. Long. Railroad [Burlington Northern RR]
rights-of-way, northeast side of Needham Road, 0.3 mile
north of US Route 34, Plano. Elevation approximately
198 meters.
Very degraded railroad prairie remnant, with Bromus
inermis, Galium aparine, Monarda fistulosa, Nepeta
cataria, Pastinaca sativa, Poa pratensis, Ribes
missouriense, Solidago canadensis, Ulmus pumila.
Flowers green; viny climbing herb, stems to 2 meters
long; occasional and scattered, leaves mostly
immature.
Steven R. Hill 36361
16 June 2005
03743799