Smilacaceae FAMILY

Smilax sieboldii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Smilax sieboldii is a climbing plant with branched, prickly stems that become more or less woody and persist. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - China, Japan, Korea

HabitatForests, thickets and grassy slopes; at elevations from near sea level to 1,800 metres, occasionally to 2,500, metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].