Smilax pulverulenta

Smilax pulverulenta, the downy carrionflower,^[2] is a North American species of plants native to the eastern and central United States. The plant is fairly common in the Ozarks, the Appalachians, and the Mid-Atlantic States, with isolated populations in Rhode Island, Minnesota, and Nebraska.^[1][3]

Smilax pulverulenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Smilacaceae
Genus:	Smilax
Species:	S. pulverulenta
Binomial name
Smilax pulverulenta Michx.
Synonyms[1]
Smilax herbacea var. pulverulenta (Michx.) A.Gray Nemexia pulverulenta (Michx.) Small

Description

Smilax pulverulenta is a climbing vine up to 250 cm (100 inches) tall, without prickles. Flowers are small and green; fruits dark blue to black, without the waxy coating common on other species in the genus.^[4]