Top native smilax sect. nemexia
9 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Smooth Carrionflower
Smilax herbacea
caterpillars
8
food
6
flowers
16
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Upright Carrionflower
Smilax ecirrhata
caterpillars
7
food
6
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
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Illinois Carrionflower
Smilax illinoensis
caterpillars
5
food
6
flowers
2
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English Peak Greenbrier
Smilax jamesii
food
2