Smilax laurifolia

Smilax laurifolia

Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax
Species:
S. laurifolia
Binomial name
Smilax laurifolia
L. 1753 not Roxb. 1832
Synonyms
  • Parillax laurifolia (L.) Raf.
  • Smilax lanceolata L.
  • Smilax virginiana Mill.
  • Smilax alba Pursh

Smilax laurifolia is a species of flowering plant in the greenbrier family known by the common names laurel greenbrier, laurelleaf greenbrier, bamboo vine, and blaspheme vine. It is native to the southeastern United States, where it occurs along the Gulf Coastal Plain and Atlantic Plain from Texas to New Jersey, the range extending inland to Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. It also occurs in Cuba and the Bahamas.