Anthophyta: Monocotyledonae: Liliales: Liliaceae: Smilax rotundifolia [return to Home Page]

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Scientific name: Anthophyta: Monocotyledonae: Liliales: Liliaceae: Smilax rotundifolia
Common Name: Round-leaved Greenbrier

Country: USA
State/District: MD
County: Prince Georges
Date: 2 August 2001

Photographer: E. M. Barrows

Identifier: E. M. Barrows
Collector: not applicable
Location: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Keywords: A Round-leaved Forest Ecology Greenbrier USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center vine
Additional Information:   This is a woody species of greenbrier. It's other common names are Bullbrier, Common Catbrier, Common Greenbrier, and Horsebrier (Fernald 1050, 449). In the Washington, D.C., Area, this vine retains leaves during mild cold seasons.

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