Smilax ecirrhata

Smilax ecirrhata, the upright carrionflower,^[2] is a species of flowering plant in the Greenbriar family. It is native to Ontario and to the central United States (Great Lakes Region and Mississippi/Ohio/Missouri Valley).^[1][3] It is found in rich, calcareous forests along floodplains.^[4] It is an herbaceous plant that has green umbels of flowers in late spring.^[5]

Smilax ecirrhata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Smilacaceae
Genus:	Smilax
Species:	S. ecirrhata
Binomial name
Smilax ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) S. Watson
Synonyms[1]
Coprosmanthus herbaceus var. ecirratus Engelm. ex Kunth Smilax herbacea var. ecirrata (Engelm. ex Kunth) A.Gray ex A.DC. Coprosmanthus ecirrhatus (Engelm. ex Kunth) Chapm. Nemexia ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) Small