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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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Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of TexasClimbers, Censusing Lianas In Mesic Biomes of Eastern RegionS A project of Robyn J. Burnham, University of MichiganOntario WildflowersIllinois Natural History Survey
Smilacaceae Flora of North America Plants described in 1838 {{Liliales-stub