Smilax maritima
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Jackson's brier
SmilacaceaeShoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Shoots
The shoots are eaten raw or cooked.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Central America, Greater Antilles, Mexico, North America, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A climbing vine in the Smilacaceae family found in tropical regions.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Smilax maritima is a North American species of plants native to the south-eastern United States from Texas to North Carolina.
Names & Synonyms
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Smilax cinnamomifolia SmallSmilax ovata Pursh [Illegitimate]Smilax ovata var. buckleyi A. DC.Smilax smallii Morong
References (1)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 812 (As Smilax smallii)
