Smilax glauca, the cat greenbriar[2] or catbriar is a woody vine in the family Smilacaceae. It is native to central and eastern portions of the United States, where it is a common and conspicuous part of the forest vegetation. It is also common across much of Mexico.[1][3][4]
Smilax glauca has prickly stems and climbs by means of tendrils. Leaves are notably gray-glaucous to whitish beneath. It commonly inhabits wooded areas and fences and is often found growing with other species of Smilax. The plants tend to be evergreen in the more southern United States.[5][6][7]
Smilax glauca is a woody vine that succeeds in most soils in sun and in semi-shaded areas. It can grow over trees, shrubs, or stumps. It is a dioecious plant; an evergreen climber that can grow to 5 meters, it flowers in June and is leafy all year. This species can survive in sandy, loamy, and clay soils.[8] Smilax glauca produces berries, generally in the winter. The leaves of the species are simple; there is a single leaf per node that dies in the winter. This plant has fleshy berries.[9] Smilax glauca is a monocot liana.[10]
Smilax glauca is a monocot in the family Smilacaceae.[10] That family comprises herbaceous vines and woody lianas typically with prickles and tendrils. The flowers have six tepals and stamens and the ovule bearing flowers have one superior ovary.[11] Smilax glauca has the common name of cat greenbrier.[12] Some authors recognize two varieties of the species (var. leurophylla and var. genuina) though Flora of Virginia only recognizes one.[13][14]
Smilax glauca occurs in disturbed habitats such as forest edges and grasslands. The plant is native to much of the Atlantic coast of the US. Smilax glauca also occurs in wetlands,[15] and can be found in the southeastern US.[10] Smilax glauca is also found in the Ocala National Forest in Florida.[16]
Smilax glauca is resistant to fire because it sprouts from rhizomes. Therefore, canopy openings that are caused by fire favor S. glauca. The immediate effect of fire on Smilax glauca is being top-killed with subsequent resprouting.[17] Smilax glauca increases in importance after fire in upland southern pine forests.[18]
There are a few medicinal uses for Smilax glauca. The stem prickles have been rubbed on the skin to act as a counterirritant to relieve pain and muscle cramps. The stems and leaves have also been used to make a tea that relieves stomach issues. Smilax glauca root can be boiled and made into a jelly-like food; the root can also be dried and made into a powder.[8]
Smilax glauca, the cat greenbriar or catbriar is a woody vine in the family Smilacaceae. It is native to central and eastern portions of the United States, where it is a common and conspicuous part of the forest vegetation. It is also common across much of Mexico.
Smilax glauca has prickly stems and climbs by means of tendrils. Leaves are notably gray-glaucous to whitish beneath. It commonly inhabits wooded areas and fences and is often found growing with other species of Smilax. The plants tend to be evergreen in the more southern United States.
Smilax glauca es una especie de planta trepadora perteneciente a la familia Smilacaceae, es originaria de Norteamérica.
Es una enredadera leñosa con rizomas tuberosos, o espinosos, lineales. Los tallos son perennes, la ramificación de color verde, con frecuencia moteada, cilíndricas, alcanzando un tamaño de 5 + m de longitud. Las hojas de color verde son caducas y semi perennes, ± uniformemente dispuestas; con pecíolo de 0.5-1.5 cm, el haz con frecuencia moteado y de color plateado grisáceo el envés, son ampliamente ovadas, elípticas a reniformes, con 3 (o 5) venas visibles, base truncada, subcordada, o atenuada, los márgenes enteros, el ápice redondeado, disminuyendo, o corto acuminado. Las inflorescencias en forma de umbelas axilares con pocas a muchas flores, con el perianto amarillo a bronce. Los fruto son bayas de color azul a negro, subglobosas, de 8-10 mm, de color negro brillante en la madurez, glaucos.[1]
Se encuentra en el bosque seco a húmedo, en matorrales, setos, bordes de carreteras, a una altitud de 0 - 800 metros, en Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Luisiana, Maryland, Misisipi, Misuri, Nueva Jersey, Nueva York, Carolina del Norte, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pensilvania, Carolina del Sur, Tennessee, Texas y Virginia.
Smilax glauca fue descrita por Thomas Walter y publicado en Flora Caroliniana, secundum... 245, en el año 1788.[2]
Smilax: nombre genérico que recibe su nombre del mito griego de Crocus y la ninfa Smilax. Aunque este mito tiene numerosas formas, siempre gira en torno al amor frustrado y trágico de un hombre mortal que es convertido en una flor, y una ninfa del bosque que se transforma en una parra.
glauca: epíteto latíno que significa "de color verde azulado".[3]
El número cromosomático es de: 2n = 28, 32.
Smilax glauca es una especie de planta trepadora perteneciente a la familia Smilacaceae, es originaria de Norteamérica.
Smilax glauca là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Smilacaceae. Loài này được Walter miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1788.[1]
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