252 MISC. PUBLICATION 303, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
A high-climbing vine ; grows well on poor soils including sand ; does not 
spread by stolons. 
Observations: Wild turkey. 
Smilax lanceolata L. Coral greenbrier. 
jSf. cinnamomi folia 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. 
Smilas 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 5^. 
lona-nox. 
Stomacli 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, 80. 
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 waiter! 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. 
Solannm dulcamara L. Bitter nightshade. 
Range : 2, 6, 22, 23, 24. 25, 27, 28, 29, SO. 
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- 
