Common Name(s): | Bristly Greenbrier, Chinaroot, Greenbrier,Bristly |
Scientific Name: | Smilax tamnoides |
Family: | Smilacaceae |
Longevity: | Perennial |
Season: | Cool |
Origin: | Native |
Height: | Vine up to 12 m |
Flowers: | April |
Fruits: | Fall |
Description: A high climbing vine occurring mostly in thickets, woods and along streams. Rarely in full sunlight. Very prickly stems and branches on the lower portion and sparsely spined to spineless on the upper portion. A preferred browse of whitetailed deer, goats and some other livestock. |