Sarsaparilla often refers to the sarsaparilla soft drink, made from Smilax plants. Sarsaparilla may also refer to:

Biology

*Several species of plants, of the genus '' Smilax'', including: **'' Smilax ornata'', also known as Honduran or Jamaican sarsaparilla **''

Smilax aristolochiifolia ''Smilax aristolochiifolia'', also known as gray sarsaparilla, Mexican sarsaparilla, sarsaparilla, is a species in the genus ''Smilax'' and the family Smilacaceae, native to Mexico and Central America. It is widely used as traditional medicine to ...

'', known as Mexican sarsaparilla **'' Smilax aspera'', a flowering vine found in southern Europe, Africa and south Asia **''

Smilax glyciphylla ''Smilax glyciphylla'', the sweet sarsaparilla, is a dioecious climber native to eastern Australia. It is widespread in rainforest, sclerophyll forest and woodland; mainly in coastal regions. The leaves are distinctly three-veined with a glauco ...

'', sweet sarsaparilla, native to Eastern Australia **''

Smilax officinalis ''Smilax officinalis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Smilacaceae, native to southern Central America and northwest South America; Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador. A vine reaching as it climbs trees ...

'', native to Central and South America *Other plant species known by the same name include: **''

Alphitonia ''Alphitonia'' is a genus of arborescent flowering plants comprising about 20 species, constituting part of the buckthorn family ( Rhamnaceae). They occur in tropical regions of Southeast Asia, Oceania and Polynesia. These are large trees or shru ...

'', known as sarsaparilla in Australia **''

Hardenbergia violacea ''Hardenbergia violacea'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is known in Australia by the common names false sarsaparilla, purple coral pea and waraburra. Elsewhere it is also called purple twi ...

'', known as sarsaparilla in Australia **''

Aralia nudicaulis ''Aralia nudicaulis'' (commonly wild sarsaparilla,Dickinson, T.; Metsger, G.; Hull, J.; and Dickinson, R. (2004) The ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario. Toronto:Royal Ontario Museum, p. 140. false sarsaparilla, shot bush, small spikenard, ...

'', known as wild sarsaparilla **''

Hemidesmus indicus ''Hemidesmus indicus'', Indian sarsaparilla is a species of plant found in South Asia. It occurs over the greater part of India, from the upper Gangetic plain eastwards to Assam and in some places in central, western and South India. The root is ...

'', or Indian sarsaparilla

Biology

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