''Smilax maritima'' is a

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n species of plants native to the south-eastern United States from

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. ''Smilax maritima'' is a branching vine up to 150 cm (60 inches) tall. Berries are black with a waxy coating.Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 477 Cantaque ''Smilax smallii'' Morong, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club. 21: 430. 1894.
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Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas, ''Smilax smallii'' Morong Lanceleaf greenbrier, Southern smilax, Jacksonvine, Jacksonbrier
* ttp://www.southeasternflora.com/view_flora.asp?plantid=1267 Southeastern Flora, ''Smilax smallii'' Smilacaceae Flora of the United States Plants described in 1861 {{Liliales-stub