''Smilax pulverulenta'', the downy carrionflower, is a

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n species of plants native to the eastern and central

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. The plant is fairly common in the

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, and the Mid-Atlantic States, with isolated populations in

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. ''Smilax pulverulenta'' is a climbing vine up to 250 cm (100 inches) tall, without prickles. Flowers are small and green; fruits dark blue to black, without the waxy coating common on other species in the genus.Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 470, 476 ''Smilax pulverulenta'' Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 238. 1803.
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