''Smilax lasioneura'', the Blue Ridge carrionflower, is a North American species of flowering plants in the
greenbriar family. It is widespread across central Canada and the central United States, from
Ontario
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,
Manitoba
Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...
and
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...
south to
Texas
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,
Louisiana
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, and
Florida
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.
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''Smilax lasioneura'' is an erect, branching herb up to 250 cm (5 feet) tall. Flowers are small but numerous, in umbels of many flowers. Berries are round, blue to almost black.Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 474 ''Smilax lasioneura'' Hooker]
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References
External links
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
Climbers, Censusing Lianas In Mesic Biomes of Eastern RegionS A project of Robyn J. Burnham, University of Michigan
Ontario Wildflowers
Illinois Natural History Survey
Smilacaceae
Flora of North America
Plants described in 1838
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