Smilax havanensis

Smilax havanensis, known as the everglades greenbrier, is a plant species native to Cuba, the Cayman Islands, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, and southern Florida.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Everglades Greenbrier
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Smilacaceae
Genus:	Smilax
Species:	S. havanensis
Binomial name
Smilax havanensis Jacq.
Synonyms[1]
Smilax ovata Duhamel Smilax spinosa Poir. 1805, not Mill. 1768 Smilax dentata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Smilax poiretii Kunth Smilax havanensis Griseb.

Smilax havanensis is a perennial vine armed with prickles. Flowers are small and green, berries dark purple with a waxy coating.^[7] Aprostocetus smilax, an Eulophid wasp, induces galls on this species.^[8]