Smilax rotundifolia
Bullbriar, Bullbrier
Other regional names: Catbrier +6 more
- Catbrier
- Common Catbriar
- Common Greenbrier
- Greenbrier
- Horsebriar
- Roundleaf Greenbriar
- Roundleaf Greenbrier
Also known as: Smilax caduca L. +14 more
- Smilax caduca L.
- Smilax ciliata Steud. ex A.DC.
- Smilax deltifolia Raf.
- Smilax deltifolia var. compressa Raf.
- Smilax engelmanniana Kunth
- Smilax platoplis Raf.
- Smilax quadrangularis Muhl. ex Willd.
- Smilax rotundifolia var. caduca (L.) Prov.
- Smilax rotundifolia var. crenulata Small & A.Heller
- Smilax rotundifolia var. engelmanniana (Kunth) A.DC.
- Smilax rotundifolia var. missourensis A.DC.
- Smilax rotundifolia var. parviflora A.DC.
- Smilax rotundifolia var. quadrangularis (Muhl. ex Willd.) Alph.Wood
- Smilax rotundifolia var. sprengelii (Kunth) A.DC.
- Smilax sprengelii Kunth
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Smilacaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tuberous hydrogeophyte.
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Smilax rotundifolia (commonly known as Bullbriar or Bullbrier) is a tuberous plant belonging to the Smilacaceae family. Indigenous to North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Smilax, which contains over 250 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia