Smilax LILIACEAE Smilax 



Smilax L, 



S. herbacea L. Carrion Flower. 



Frequent in meadows and woods of both provinces. Late May 

 to early June. 



S. pulverulenta Mx. 



Frequent in dry woods, chiefly of the Piedmont. Mid-May to 

 late May. 



S. Pseudo-China L, (*S. tamnifolia Mx. See Rhodora 46, 32-35. 



1944). 

 Infrequent; moist sandy soil throughout the Coastal Plain, 

 Mid-June to early July. 



S. Walteri Pursh. 



Infrequent in swampy woods and on pond margins, Sussex 

 County and southward. May, early June. 



V \^ S. rotundifolia L. Green Briar. 



Common in thickets and borders of woods, throughout. May, 

 early June. 



S. glauca Walt. 



Frequent throughout, in dry thickets and on serpentine soil. 

 Mid-May to mid-June. 



S. Bona-nox L. 



Infrequent; dry pine woods and clearings, Wicomico County to 

 Cape Charles. June. 



Var. hederaefolia (Beyrich) Fernald. (See Rhodora 46, 36. 

 1944.) 

 Rare: Millsboro (S), Commons, 23 May 1876 (A). 



S. hispida Muhl. 



Rare: Mt. Cuba (NC), Commons, in 1866 and 1896 (A); same, 

 E. Tatnall, 21 May 1896 (D); edge of swamp along Nanticoke 

 River near Sharptown (Wi), Otis, 13 March 1916 (A). 



S. laurifolia L. 



Frequent in swampy woods, Sussex County and southward; 

 one collection in Cedar Swamp near Deakyneville (NC), Commons, 

 23 Oct. 1863 (A, D). Aug. 



Fruit maturing the second season. 



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