Smilax lasioneura

Smilax lasioneura, the Blue Ridge carrionflower,^[3] is a North American species of flowering plants in the greenbriar family. It is widespread across central Canada and the central United States, from Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan south to Texas, Louisiana, and Florida.^[1][4][5][6]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Monocots

Order:Liliales

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Smilax lasioneura
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Smilacaceae
Genus:	Smilax
Species:	S. lasioneura
Binomial name
Smilax lasioneura Hook.
Synonyms[1][2]
Synonymy Smilax lasioneuron Hook. Coprosmanthus lasioneuron (Hook.) Kunth Nemexia lasioneura (Hook.) Rydb. Smilax diversifolia Small Smilax tenuis Small Nemexia diversifolia (Small) Small Nemexia tenuis (Small) Small Nemexia melica A.Nelson

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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.^[7]