Smilacaceae FAMILY
Smilax pseudochina
Smilax pseudochina
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Smilax pseudochina is an unarmed herbaceous perennial plant producing a clump of occasionally branching stems from a tuberous rootstock, The stems are erect at first, becoming climbing and attaching to other plants for support by means of tendrils; the plant generally grows 1 - 2 metres tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEastern N. America - southern New York to eastern Georgia
HabitatSphagnum swales, bogs, borders of low woods and damp sands[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ]. Dry or sandy thickets[ 235 Title An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Publication Author Britton. N. L. Brown. A. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1970 ISBN 0-486-22642-5 Description Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book. ].