Sarsaparilla often refers to the sarsaparilla soft drink, made from Smilax plants. Sarsaparilla may also refer to:

Biology

*Several species of plants, of the genus ''

Smilax ''Smilax'' is a genus of about 300–350 species, found in the tropics and subtropics worldwide. In China for example about 80 are found (39 of which are endemic), while there are 20 in North America north of Mexico. They are climbing flowering ...

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Smilax ornata ''Smilax ornata'' is a perennial trailing vine with prickly stems that is native to Mexico and Central America. Common names include sarsaparilla, Honduran sarsaparilla, and Jamaican sarsaparilla. It is known in Spanish as ', which is derived ...

'', also known as Honduran or Jamaican sarsaparilla **'' Smilax aristolochiifolia'', known as Mexican sarsaparilla **''

Smilax aspera ''Smilax aspera'', with common names common smilax, rough bindweed, sarsaparille,Smilax glyciphylla ''Smilax glyciphylla'', the sweet sarsaparilla, is a dioecious climber native to eastern Australia. It is widespread in rainforest, sclerophyll forest and woodland; mainly in coastal regions. The leaves are distinctly three-veined with a glauco ...

'', sweet sarsaparilla, native to Eastern Australia **'' Smilax officinalis'' *Other plant species known by the same name include: **''

Alphitonia ''Alphitonia'' is a genus of arborescent flowering plants comprising about 20 species, constituting part of the buckthorn family ( Rhamnaceae). They occur in tropical regions of Southeast Asia, Oceania and Polynesia. These are large trees or shru ...

'', known as sarsaparilla in Australia **'' Hardenbergia violacea'', known as sarsaparilla in Australia **''

Aralia nudicaulis ''Aralia nudicaulis'' (commonly wild sarsaparilla,Dickinson, T.; Metsger, G.; Hull, J.; and Dickinson, R. (2004) The ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario. Toronto:Royal Ontario Museum, p. 140. false sarsaparilla, shot bush, small spikenard, ...

'', known as wild sarsaparilla **''

Hemidesmus indicus ''Hemidesmus indicus'', Indian sarsaparilla is a species of plant found in South Asia. It occurs over the greater part of India, from the upper Gangetic plain eastwards to Assam and in some places in central, western and South India. The root is ...

'', or Indian sarsaparilla

Biology

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