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Smilax rotundifolia is found in the eastern half of the continental United States including Texas, South Dakota, and Oklahoma with the exception of Vermont. It ranges from Florida north into Northern Ontario. [11]
Greenbriar is a tough, woody, high-climbing vine in the Lily family. It spreads aggressively from long, slender rhizomes, which are horizontal, usually underground stems that often send out roots and shoots from the nodes. Along the stems are stout, flattened prickles.
Greenbriar is a native, perennial, woody vine of the Smilax family. Individual plants may vary in leaf shape and color, and in the number of spines they contain. Greenbriar may have underground stems and/or tubers.
Cat-brier inhabits thickets, dry woods, roadsides and fields of Texas, east to Florida, north to Massachusetts and Nebraska and south into Mexico and the Bahamas. This rampant vine with slender underground stolons can stay low and rambling or climb extensively by tendrils.
Greenbriar is one of the best wild foods available as it can be found in immense quantities all year-round, it's vine tips taste really good, they are very nutritious, and its tubers are a great source of calories.
Smilax rotundifolia. Smilacaceae. Groups of up to 20 small green/white flowers from June to July produce dark blue black berries with a waxy bloom that persist through winter and are an important food source for overwintering songbirds, dioecious (male and female flowers produced on separate plants), shiny 3 to 5 veined leaves are 2-6 inch long ...
18 sty 2024 · The plant, characterized by its thorny vines and clusters of berries, provided sustenance but also served cultural and practical roles. Its strong vines were crafted into baskets and other tools, making Greenbrier an essential part of the Native American experience with the land.
