Smilacaceae FAMILY
Smilax glauca
Smilax glauca
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Smilax glauca is a climbing shrub growing from a tuberous rootstock; it produces a cluster of weakly prickly, branching stems that can be 5 metres or more long. The plant often forms a tangled, impassable thicket. Usually deciduous in the north of its range, it becomes semi-evergreen to evergreen towards the south[ 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 RangeSouth-eastern N. America - Oklahoma, through Indiana to Connecticut, south to eastern Texas and Florida
HabitatDry to wet woods, thickets, hedge- rows, roadsides; at elevations from sea level to 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. ]. Dry to moist sandy thickets, open woods and fields[ 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. ].