identify wild vine

Discussion in 'Plants: Identification' started by dmarijohn, Sep 19, 2004.

  1. dmarijohn

    dmarijohn Member

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    Please help me identify this wild vine. Description:
    new branches are bright green, one-half inch thick stalk, with large sharp thorns on either side of the stalk; older branches are darker in color with dark green berries and leaves that are turning red (in September); the vines attach themselves to my trees with small spiral shaped "cords"

    Thanks for your help in advance.
     
  2. Daniel Mosquin

    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Hello,

    This is one of those cases where entering a more specific location than "USA" in your profile could be helpful to identifying the plant.

    I suspect that it is a Smilax species (commonly known as greenbriar or catbriar), though.

    Here's a link:

    Smilax from the University of Florida Forest Plants site
     

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