Smilacaceae FAMILY
Smilax herbacea
Smilax herbacea
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Smilax herbacea is an unarmed, herbaceous perennial climbing plant producing a cluster of branched stems up to 250cm long from a tuberous rootstock[ 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 - Quebec and New Brunswick, south to Tennessee, northern Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina
HabitatOpen woodlands, meadows and rich alluvial thickets[ 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. ]. Higher elevations in rich woods, alluvial thickets, and meadows, often in calcareous soils; at elevations from 100 - 800 metres[ 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. ].