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Carrionflowers
Nemexia
Smilax sect. Nemexia is a section of plants in the family Smilacaceae. It consists of the herbaceous plants within the genus Smilax. Smilax species fall into two groups with distinctive morphologies: one group has woody perennial stems with thorns and a vining habit, while the other group has herbaceous stems that die back to the ground each winter. S. sect. Nemexia is the taxon that comprises the herbaceous species. In the past it was often a genus...
11 branches of this group, most-observed first
smooth carrionflower
speciesSmilax herbacea
midwestern carrionflower
speciesSmilax lasioneuron
Upright Carrionflower
speciesSmilax ecirrhata
Riparian greenbrier
speciesSmilax riparia
Illinois Carrionflower
speciesSmilax illinoensis
Downy carrion-flower
speciesSmilax pulverulenta
Huger's Carrionflower
speciesSmilax hugeri
Japanese Greenbrier
speciesSmilax nipponica
Biltmore's Carrionflower
speciesSmilax biltmoreana
Coastal Carrion-flower
speciesSmilax pseudochina
english peak greenbrier
speciesSmilax jamesii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 911078.