Smilax
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Smilax is a genus of about 300–350 species, found in the tropics and subtropics worldwide. They are climbing flowering plants, many of which are woody and/or thorny, in the monocotyledon family Smilac
Smilax aspera
Smilax sp. climber at Howrah district, West Bengal, India
Blue admiral (Kaniska canace) caterpillar on China smilax (S. china)
American sarsaparilla (S. aristolochiifolia) from Köhler's Medicinal Plants
Smilax aspera
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Smilax aspera, with common names common smilax, rough bindweed, sarsaparille, and Mediterranean smilax, is a species of flowering vine in the greenbriar family.
Smilax
…of clades (A–D), corresponding to biogeography, with the main divisions being Old World (clades C, D) and New World (clade B) with the exception of S. aspera, that appears to be sister to all other species (clade A) and has a tri-continental disjunction. Section Smilax includes "woody", prickly vines of…
Thickets of Smilax aspera
Smilax aspera in bloom
Berries of Smilax aspera