Smilax aspera - Wikipedia
Smilax aspera, with common names common smilax, [2] rough bindweed, [3] sarsaparille, [4] and Mediterranean smilax, is a species of flowering vine in the greenbriar family. Smilax aspera is a perennial, evergreen climber with a flexible and delicate stem, with sharp thorns. The climbing stem is 1–4 metres (3 ft 3 in – 13 ft 1 in) long. [5] .
Smilax aspera Sarsaparilla, Rough bindweed PFAF Plant Database
Smilax aspera is an evergreen Climber growing to 3 m (9ft 10in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 9. It is in leaf all year, in flower from August to September.
Smilax aspera L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science
First published in Sp. Pl.: 1028 (1753) The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Medit. to Myanmar and S. Tropical Africa. It is a climber and grows primarily in the temperate biome. Malawi, Turkey-in-Europe.
Smilax - Wikipedia
Smilax is a genus of about 300–350 species, found in the tropics and subtropics worldwide. [1] They are climbing flowering plants, many of which are woody and/or thorny, in the monocotyledon family Smilacaceae, native throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world.Common names include catbriers, greenbriers, prickly-ivys and smilaxes. ...
Oxford University Plants 400: Smilax aspera - University of Oxford
Smilax aspera is an evergreen, perennial scrambler reaching a height of three metres in woodland or scrub habitats. This species is widely distributed across the Mediterranean, Central Africa and parts of both temperate and tropical Asia.
Characteristics of sarsaparilla – Botanical online
2023年4月29日 · The name derives from the Greek goddess “Smilax” , whose name means “ivy with thorns”. According to a legend, this goddess became the sarsaparilla plant to be next to her beloved “Crocus”.
Smilax aspera | prickly ivy Climber Wall Shrub/RHS - RHS …
Evergreen climber about 3m tall, eventually forming a dense tangle of thorny, angular stems, and leathery, ovate, heart-shaped, glossy green leaves, often blotched grey. Small, fragrant, pale green flowers are produced in racemes in late summer and early autumn, followed by red fruits.
Smilax aspera - Trees and Shrubs Online
Smilax aspera. An evergreen, semi-scandent plant with four- to six-angled stems and zigzag branches, armed with short, stout spines. Leaves very diverse in shape and size, but nearly always more or less heart-shaped at the base, and prickly on …
Smilax aspera - Useful Tropical Plants - The Ferns
2024年10月13日 · Smilax aspera is an evergreen climbing plant producing stems about 3 metres long that attach themselves to other plants for support by means of tendrils. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and dyestuff.
Smilax aspera - Common Smilax - Flowers of India
2010年10月6日 · Botanical name: Smilax aspera Family: Smilacaceae (Smilax family) Common Smilax is a creeping or scrambling and vigorously climbing evergreen and tough shrub. The stems can be up to 15 m, twining and climbing into and over other trees, with spiny zigzag branches.