family
Greenbrier Family
Smilacaceae
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native greenbrier family members All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Roundleaf Greenbrier
Smilax rotundifolia
caterpillars
12
food
27
flowers
7
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Smooth Carrionflower
Smilax herbacea
caterpillars
8
food
6
flowers
16
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Bristly Greenbrier
Smilax tamnoides
caterpillars
7
food
27
flowers
23
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Laurel-leaf Greenbrier
Smilax laurifolia
caterpillars
7
food
7
flowers
3
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Sawbrier
Smilax glauca
caterpillars
7
food
6
flowers
2
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Upright Carrionflower
Smilax ecirrhata
caterpillars
7
food
6
flowers
2
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Earleaf Greenbrier
Smilax auriculata
caterpillars
6
hosts
1
food
29
flowers
8
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Saw Greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox
caterpillars
6
food
31
flowers
5
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Sarsaparilla Vine
Smilax pumila
caterpillars
6
food
25
flowers
2
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Coral Greenbrier
Smilax walteri
caterpillars
6
food
7
flowers
2
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Coastal Carrion-flower
Smilax pseudochina
caterpillars
6
food
7
flowers
2
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Midwestern Carrionflower
Smilax lasioneuron
caterpillars
6
food
6
flowers
4
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Downy Carrion-flower
Smilax pulverulenta
caterpillars
6
food
6
flowers
2
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Huger's Carrionflower
Smilax hugeri
caterpillars
6
food
6
flowers
2
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Biltmore's Carrionflower
Smilax biltmoreana
caterpillars
6
food
6
flowers
2