''Smilax walteri,'' common names coral greenbrier, red-berried greenbrier or red-berried bamboo,
[Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 477 Red-berried greenbrier, red-berried bamboo, ''Smilax walteri'' Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 249. 1814. ]
/ref> is a North American species of plants found only in the United States
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. It is native to coastal plains in the south-central, southeastern, and east-central parts of the country, from eastern Texas
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to New Jersey
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.[Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map]
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''Smilax walteri'' is a vine climbing over other vegetation, sometimes reaching up to 6 m (20 feet) above the ground. Flowers are small and yellow-brown, hence not very showy, but the bright red or orange berries are conspicuous especially in the winter.[
The species is not closely related to ]bamboo
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, despite the second common name.
References
External links
Texas Native Plants DatabaseLady Bird Johnson Wildflwoer Center, University of Texas
Smilacaceae
Flora of the United States
Plants described in 1813
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