Smilax laurifolia

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Species Distribution Map
Family:SMILACACEAE
Species:Smilax laurifolia L.
Common Name:Laurel Leaf Greenbrier; Bamboo Vine; Blaspheme Vine
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:**
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:SMLA
Plant Notes:Laurel Leaf Greenbrier is a native perennial evergreen vine in the Greeenbrier family (Smilacaceae). It can be found throughout most of Alabama. Laurel Leaf Greenbrier grows in swamps, in bogs, along the margins of ponds and lakes, and in wet woods. It is a perennial from a large woody tuber. Stems climb by tendrils. The stems are glabrous, 20-30 feet in length, and armed with dark prickles. The stems are at first green in color and become black with age. Leaves are lance elliptic in outline, entire, glabrous or minutely pubescent on the lower surface, and rounded at the base. The leaves are thick and leathery in texture and the margins are sometimes revolute. Flowers are produced in umbels from the axils of the leaves. The umbels are on peduncles that are shorter than the leaf. Flowers are yellow-green in color and have 6 tepals. The fruit is a shiny black berry. Laurel Leaf Greenbrier is the largest species of Smilax occurring in Alabama. The young, tender stems of Laurel Leaf Greenbrier can be cooked and eaten like asparagus or chopped and added to salads.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACW+ (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilySMILACACEAE - Greeenbrier family
Genus Smilax
Species Smilax laurifolia L. - Laurel Leaf Greenbrier; Bamboo Vine; Blaspheme Vine

Citation

Citation Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 1030. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: VIRGINIA: Without data, Clayton 617 (lectotype: LINN 1182.9). Lectotypified by J.L. Reveal, in C.E. Jarvis, Order out of Chaos 858. 2007.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Smilax alba Smilax alba Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 250. 1814. SOUTH CAROLINA: Without data, s.d., Walter s.n. (holotype: BM?).
Smilax hastata var. lanceolata Smilax hastata Jacquin, var. lanceolata (Linnaeus) Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 249. 1814.Smilax lanceolata Linnaeus 1753. 
Smilax lanceolata Smilax lanceolata Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1031. 1753. VIRGINIA: Without data, Herb. Clifford 459, Smilax no. 2B (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Ferrufino Acosta & Greuter, Taxon 59: 287. 2010.
Smilax laurifolia var. bupleurifolia Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus, var. bupleurifolia Alph. de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 1: 99. 1878. "Carolina"
Smilax megacarpa Smilax megacarpa Morong, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 21: 434. 1894, non Alph. de Candolle 1878. TYPE: FLORIDA: Duval Co.: Without locality, 11 Feb 1882, Smith s.n. (holotype: ?).
Smilax morongii Smilax morongii Small, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 605. 1898.Smilax megacarpa Morong 1894, non Alph. de Candolle 1878. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Escambia, Etowah, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Houston, Lee, Limestone, Marengo, Marion, Mobile, Montgomery, Morgan, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Shelby, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Washington

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1952 - 1994

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AMAL00002050 Mobile 27 Mar 1999 Davis, A.D.
025		 AMAL
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
JSU102609 Bibb 22 Jul 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11762		 JSU
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_65898 Conecuh 10 Jun 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16513		 AUA
Smilax Laurifolia L.
UWAL0044020 Baldwin 17 Jun 1993 Walker, M.M.
129		 UWAL
Smilax laurifolia L.
UNA00008201 Houston 02 Sep 1988 Burckhalter, Robert
1488		 UNA
Smilax laurifolia L.
TROY000013031 Pike 23 Feb 1996 Holmes, Jeanese
125		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_36006 Bibb 18 Sep 1979 Beckett, Scott W.
291		 AUA
Smilax Laurifolia L.
UWAL0046789 Autauga 31 Jan 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
345		 UWAL
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
UNA00008239 Marion 26 Mar 1987 Bowers, Frank D.
13061		 UNA
Smilax laurifolia L.
AUA_ACC_52284 Pike 2 Jan 1994 Diamond, Alvin R.
9002		 AUA
Smilax Laurifolia L.
JSU102613 Chilton 16 Aug 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
3200		 JSU
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_41362 Escambia 14 Sep 1987 Diamond, Alvin R.
1938		 AUA
Smilax Laurifolia L.
UWAL0052487 Baldwin 23 Jan 1971 Dean, Blanche E.
355-1		 UWAL
Smilax laurifolia
UWAL0011474 Bullock 27 Jun 2012 Dykes, Bailee
958		 UWAL
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
TROY000013020 Baldwin 26 May 2002 Keener, Brian R.
2070		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_61843 Choctaw 23 Aug 1995 Crouch, Virginia E.
1466		 AUA
Smilax Laurifolia L.
UNA00008229 Barbour 26 Sep 1976 Haynes, Robert R.
6002		 UNA
Smilax laurifolia L.
AUA_ACC_44520 Autauga 25 Oct 1975 Willis, Stephen F.
156		 AUA
Smilax Laurifolia L.
USAM000014662 Baldwin 23 Aug 1975 LeLong, Michel G.
8622		 USAM
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
JSU102625 Randolph 16 Apr 1967 Collier, Gary
s.n.		 JSU
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
UNA00008112 Baldwin 13 Mar 1979 Wiersema, John H.
506		 UNA
Smilax laurifolia L.
TROY000013023 Coffee 08 Aug 2000 Martin, Brian H.
831		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
UNA00023574 Escambia 16 Aug 1994 Haynes, Robert R.
9465		 UNA
Smilax laurifolia L.
SAMF0006958 Mobile 12 Apr 2003 Davenport, Lawrence J.
2822		 SAMF
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
JSU102622 Randolph 15 May 1983 Nixon, Christopher F.
212		 JSU
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
TROY000013027 Crenshaw 25 Jun 2000 Diamond, Alvin R.
11740		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_21203 Lee 8 Aug 1970 Morris, Kermit
114		 AUA
Smilax Laurifolia L.
JSU102619 Etowah 08 Mar 1994 Whetstone, R. David
3470		 JSU
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_17369 Baldwin 26 Jul 1969 Rebois, R.V.
103		 AUA
Smilax Laurifolia L.
JSU102627 Shelby 21 Jul 1999 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10669		 JSU
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
JSU102617 Cleburne 04 May 1995 Hruska, Susan E.
690		 JSU
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_12998 Baldwin 1 May 1965 Dickens, Ray
 AUA
Smilax Laurifolia L.
UNA00008107 Washington 07 Oct 1967 McDaniel, Sidney
9912		 UNA
Smilax laurifolia L.
UWAL0034978 Morgan 19 Jun 2017 England, J. Kevin
8028		 UWAL
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_37580 Baldwin 15 Sep 1981 Henderson, T.
537		 AUA
Smilax Laurifolia L.
JSU102608 Baldwin 10 Aug 1993 Spaulding, Daniel D.
4262		 JSU
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
TROY000027632 Tallapoosa 20 May 2006 Barger, T. Wayne
285		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
TROY000013029 Dale 23 Feb 1999 Rundell, Hannelore
690		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
USAM000014666 Baldwin 08 Jul 1967 LeLong, Michel G.
4119		 USAM
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
TROY000044131 Geneva 10 Nov 2016 Byrd, Cameron
597		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_65658 Crenshaw 29 Dec 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14929		 AUA
Smilax Laurifolia L.
JSU102623 Randolph 15 May 1983 Nixon, Christopher F.
274		 JSU
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
TROY000013019 Baldwin 26 Dec 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
16103		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
AUA000042020 Bullock 20 Jun 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
WLE-25		 AUA
Smilax Laurifolia L.
UNA00064960 Greene 20 Jul 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3014		 UNA
Smilax laurifolia L.
AUA000038296 Morgan 19 Jun 2017 England, J. Kevin
8028		 AUA
Smilax Laurifolia L.
UWAL0054139 Clay 22 Mar 2020 Spaulding, Daniel D.
16810		 UWAL
Smillax Laurifolia L.
JSU102629 Washington 13 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18737		 JSU
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
AMAL00016171 Crenshaw 29 Dec 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14929		 AMAL
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
TROY000013025 Crenshaw 29 Dec 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14929		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
AUA000036832 Covington 12 Sep 2011 Hansen, Curtis J.
5255		 AUA
Smilax Laurifolia L.
TROY000027631 Limestone 04 May 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3595		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
UWAL0005110 Butler 06 Jun 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19403		 UWAL
Smilax lauifolia L.
UNA00008259 Tuscaloosa 06 Dec 1988 Burckhalter, Robert
1533		 UNA
Smilax laurifolia L.
TROY000033995 Montgomery 22 Nov 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
21714		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
AMAL00020494 Calhoun 30 Oct 1993 Hodge, Lesley M.
718		 AMAL
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
TROY000013028 Dale 09 Nov 1999 Pennington, Tiffany
304		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
UWAL0010528 Montgomery 22 Nov 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
21714		 UWAL
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
JSU102612 Cherokee 16 Sep 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12388		 JSU
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_52870 Bibb 17 Oct 1993 Diamond, Alvin R.
8908		 AUA
Smilax Laurifolia L.
JSU102615 Clay 10 Apr 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
3534		 JSU
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
TROY000033476 Barbour 17 Sep 2011 Morrison, Derek
86		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
AMAL00002049 Baldwin 26 May 2002 Keener, Brian R.
2070		 AMAL
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
UWAL0039889 Geneva 10 Nov 2016 Byrd, Cameron
597		 UWAL
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
TROY000013026 Crenshaw 27 May 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13230		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
TROY000039043 Pike 07 Jan 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
24721		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_1836 Lee 28 Mar 1955 Sledge, Eugene B.
 AUA
Smilax Laurifolia L.
TROY000013024 Conecuh 10 Jun 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16513		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
USAM000014667 Mobile 18 Mar 1969 Wofford, B. Eugene
264		 USAM
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
TROY000013021 Butler 06 Jun 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19403		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
UWAL0016118 Crenshaw 04 Jan 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
24716		 UWAL
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
JSU102614 Clay 13 Aug 1997 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9957		 JSU
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
TROY000013030 Escambia 12 Nov 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18643		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
USAM000014664 Mobile 11 Aug 1967 LeLong, Michel G.
3540.2		 USAM
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
TROY000046646 Covington 05 May 2011 Hansen, Curtis J.
5013		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_40438 Clarke 5 Sep 1970 Kral, Robert
41105		 AUA
Smilax Laurifolia L.
JSU102621 Mobile 16 May 1974 Whetstone, R. David
2632		 JSU
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
UWAL0016122 Pike 07 Jan 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
24721		 UWAL
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
TROY000013022 Coffee 27 Aug 1999 Martin, Brian H.
130		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
AMAL00012948 Greene 20 Jul 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3014		 AMAL
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
UWAL0034973 Blount 25 Jul 2014 Anderson, Kelly
625		 UWAL
Smilax laurifolia L.
TROY000032402 Baldwin 02 Sep 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
21545		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
ALNHS00002557 Mobile 19 Feb 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1292		 ALNHS
Smilax laurifolia L.
AMAL00009517 Conecuh 10 Jun 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16513		 AMAL
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
UNA00008102 Mobile 18 Nov 1978 Haynes, Robert R.
6991		 UNA
Smilax laurifolia L.
AUA_ACC_45102 Mobile 11 Apr 1986 Malo, Lorne K.
 AUA
Smilax Laurifolia L.
JSU102624 Randolph 16 Apr 1967 Collier, Gary
s.n.		 JSU
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
UNA00056028 Covington 30 Jun 1998 MacDonald, John R.
11567		 UNA
Smilax laurifolia L.
TROY000013032 Pike 20 May 1989 Hughes, Michelle
37		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
UNA00008122 Mobile 28 Jun 1966 Deramus, Rebecca
D944		 UNA
Smilax laurifolia L.
SAMF0000885 Baldwin 10 Apr 2005 Davenport, Lawrence J.
3162		 SAMF
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
JSU102610 Blount 13 Oct 1984 Nixon, Christopher F.
965		 JSU
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
UNA00064314 Crenshaw 29 Dec 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14929		 UNA
Smilax laurifolia L.
AUA_ACC_19623 Baldwin 3 May 1969 Moore, Harold D.
175-69		 AUA
Smilax Laurifolia L.
JSU154133 Escambia 29 Mar 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
1255		 JSU
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_50639 Dale 16 Aug 1991 Diamond, Alvin R.
7672		 AUA
Smilax Laurifolia L.
JSU102628 Washington 01 Nov 1997 Higginbotham, Jerri W.
378		 JSU
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
JSU102618 Etowah 30 Oct 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
4065		 JSU
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
TROY000044760 Autauga 31 Jan 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
345		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
UWAL0005112 Greene 20 Jul 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3014		 UWAL
Smilax lauifolia L.
AMAL00017263 Marengo 3 Dec 2008 England, J. Kevin
1557		 AMAL
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
UWAL0005114 Marengo 03 Dec 2008 England, J. Kevin
1557		 UWAL
Smilax lauifolia L.
UNA00008234 Baldwin 30 Mar 1985 Burckhalter, Robert
310		 UNA
Smilax laurifolia L.
TROY000013034 Pike 22 Jun 1996 Holmes, Jeanese
212		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
AMAL00020944 Mobile 22 Nov 2014 Horne, Howard E.
2767		 AMAL
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
UWAL0005113 Limestone 04 May 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3595		 UWAL
Smilax lauifolia L.
JSU102611 Cherokee 17 Jun 1986 Whetstone, R. David
15123		 JSU
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_41374 Conecuh 19 Dec 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
1985		 AUA
Smilax Laurifolia L.
JSU102616 Clay 13 Mar 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
3469		 JSU
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
AMAL00015914 Limestone 4 May 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3595		 AMAL
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
UWAL0052486 Coosa 01 Apr 1972 Dean, Blanche E.
395		 UWAL
Smilax laurifolia
AMAL00017111 Shelby 29 Sep 1999 Morrow. D. Keener
824		 AMAL
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
TROY000035556 Bullock 27 Jun 2012 Dykes, Bailee
958		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
USAM000014665 Mobile 18 Mar 1969 Wofford, B. Eugene
264		 USAM
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
UNA00008244 Mobile _ Oct _ Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Smilax laurifolia L.
AUA_ACC_5341 Baldwin 1 May 1965 Koelling, Alfred C.
2192		 AUA
Smilax Laurifolia L.
UNA00008117 Pickens 16 Sep 1967 McDaniel, Sidney
9765		 UNA
Smilax laurifolia L.
UWAL0002771 Baldwin 02 Sep 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
21545		 UWAL
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
JSU102626 Shelby 12 Oct 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9322		 JSU
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
TROY000028789 Cherokee 22 May 2007 Barger, T. Wayne
107		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
USAM000014663 Mobile 11 Apr 1968 LeLong, Michel G.
4327		 USAM
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
TROY000013033 Pike 17 Mar 2000 Hall, James A.
185		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_48490 Montgomery 31 Jan 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
4107		 AUA
Smilax Laurifolia L.
JSU102620 Mobile 16 May 1974 Whetstone, R. David
2632		 JSU
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
TROY000028115 Marengo 03 Dec 2008 England, J. Kevin
1557		 TROY
Smilax laurifolia Linnaeus
AUA000031600 Covington 5 May 2011 Hansen, Curtis J.
5013		 AUA
Smilax Laurifolia L.
UNA00058055 Baldwin 26 May 2002 Keener, Brian R.
2070		 UNA
Smilax laurifolia L.
UWAL0005111 Escambia 12 Nov 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18643		 UWAL
Smilax lauifolia L.
UWAL0054140 Talladega 22 Mar 2020 Spaulding, Daniel D.
16820		 UWAL
Smilax laurifolia L.
UNA00008224 Hale 07 Sep 1952 Chermock, Ralph L.
s.n.		 UNA
Smilax laurifolia L.
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