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A high-climbing vine; grows well on poor soils including sand; does not 

 spread by stolons. 



Observations: Wild turkey. 



Smilax lanceolata L. Coral greenbrier. 



S. cinnamomifolia Small. 

 Range : 20, 28, 29, 30. 

 Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit: Berry, available in September. 



A vigorous, evergreen vine ; prickly or unarmed ; rootstocks commonly fleshy ; 

 production of fruit uncertain. 



Observations: Captive marsh rabbit. Browsed by cattle. 



Smilax laurifolia L. Laurel greenbrier. 



Range: 20, 28, 29, 30. 



Site: Dry, well-drained, moist, sun, shade. 



Fruit: Berry, available August-September of the second season. 

 A very vigorous, high-climbing evergreen vine ; not thorny ; commonly forms 

 large entanglements ; fruit very abundantly produced ; rootstocks commonly 

 bearing very large tubers which may be used for propagation purposes. 



Stomach records: Three species of birds. Observations: Refused by captive 

 marsh rabbits. 



Smilax pseudochina L. Chinabrier. 



Range : 16, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30. 

 Site : Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit : Berry. 



An evergreen vine ; commonly occurs in sandy and other soils ; rootstocks 

 often bear large tubers. By some authorities considered identical with S. 

 bona-nox. 

 Stomach records: Mockingbird. 



Smilax pumila Walt. Sarsparilla vine. 



Range : 20, 29, 30. 



Site: Well-drained, moist, sun, shade. 



Fruit : Berry, available in spring, persistent the year round. 

 A trailing or low-climbing, unarmed vine; flowers in the fall. 

 Observations: Captive marsh rabbit. 



Smilax renifolia Small. 

 Range: 17, 30. 



Site: Well-drained, moist, sun. 

 Fruit: Berry. 

 A high-climbing dioecious vine. 



Smilax rotundifolia L. Catbrier. 



Range : 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. 

 Site: Well-drained, moist, sun. 



Fruit: Berry, available in October, persfttent throughout the winter. 

 A thicket-forming, evergreen, spiny vine; rootstocks tuberous, very long. 

 Stomach records: Ten species of birds, including ruffed grouse. Observa- 

 tions: Pileated woodpecker; captive marsh rabbit, opossum. 



Smilax walteri Pursh. Coral greenbrier. 



Range: 28, 29, 30. 



Site: Dry, well-drained, moist, sun, shade. 



Fruit : Berry, available September-October, persistent all winter, espe- 

 cially southward. 



An unarmed, or rarely somewhat prickly vine ; flowers in June. 

 Stomach records: Two species of birds. Observations: Captive marsh rabbit. 



Solanum dulcamara L. Bitter nightshade. 



Range : 2, 6, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30. 



Site: Dry, well-drained, moist, sun, shade. 



Fruit: Berry, available August-May. 



A thicket-forming vine ; flowers May-September ; introduced from Eurasia 

 and more or less naturalized in the regions indicated ; often only herbaceous ; 

 not a dermatitic poison ; berries not poisonous when cooked ; often considered 

 a weed. Species of Solanum commonly harbor the potato and tomato mosaic 

 as well as potato stalk borer, Colorado potato beetle, onion thrip, and green- 



