Smilacaceae FAMILY

Smilax discotis

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Smilax discotis is a deciduous shrub that has a weakly climbing habit. The branched stems are scarcely or sparsely prickly, growing 50 - 300cm tall[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern China - Gansu to Zhejiang, south to Yunnan and Fuijan.

HabitatForests, thickets and shaded places on slopes; at elevations from 600 - 2,100 metre[ 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. ].