Smilax glauca
cat greenbrier, sawbrier, wild sarsaparilla, cat-brier, saw-brier
Family
Smilacaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, reniform, deltoid, ovate
Growth Form
shrub, vine
Flower Color
green, white
Flower Month
April - November
Height (meters)
10.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Armed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Leaf Retention
Semi-evergreen
Wetland Class
FAC
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
5
Field Characters
Lower leaves glaucous. Only Smilax with leaves that have white undersides. Red fruit.
Habitat
Dry to moist sandy thickets, open woods, fields, along streams, swamp forests, pocosins, sand hills, upland alluvial woods.