Index / Search / Smilax herbacea
§1 Plant
Smilax herbacea L.
vernacular smooth carrionflower — species · Smilacaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Smilacaceae Vent.
- Genus
- Smilax
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 667 counties across 33 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 667 counties across 33 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Carroll 18015
- Crawford 18025
- Delaware 18035
- Franklin 18047
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jefferson 18077
- Knox 18083
- Lagrange 18087
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Martin 18101
- Miami 18103
- Orange 18117
- Porter 18127
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- St. Joseph 18141
- Steuben 18151
- Switzerland 18155
- Tipton 18159
- Vigo 18167
- Warren 18171
- Washington 18175
- Wayne 18177
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Anderson 21005
- Barren 21009
- Bell 21013
- Bullitt 21029
- Calloway 21035
- Carter 21043
- Clark 21049
- Crittenden 21055
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Grant 21081
- Greenup 21089
- Harlan 21095
- Henry 21103
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Knox 21121
- Larue 21123
- Leslie 21131
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Livingston 21139
- Madison 21151
- Metcalfe 21169
- Nelson 21179
- Owen 21187
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Spencer 21215
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
Louisiana view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 63 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Beltrami 27007
- Benton 27009
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Carlton 27017
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Chisago 27025
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Douglas 27041
- Faribault 27043
- Fillmore 27045
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Jackson 27063
- Kanabec 27065
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Koochiching 27071
- Lake 27075
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Lincoln 27081
- Lyon 27083
- Mahnomen 27087
- Martin 27091
- McLeod 27085
- Meeker 27093
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Morrison 27097
- Murray 27101
- Norman 27107
- Olmsted 27109
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pennington 27113
- Pine 27115
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Rice 27131
- Sherburne 27141
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Steele 27147
- Swift 27151
- Traverse 27155
- Wabasha 27157
- Waseca 27161
- Washington 27163
- Wilkin 27167
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
- Yellow Medicine 27173
Mississippi view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 2 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 18 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 44 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Allegany 36003
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Chautauqua 36013
- Chemung 36015
- Chenango 36017
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Cortland 36023
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Greene 36039
- Hamilton 36041
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Lewis 36049
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Oswego 36075
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
North Carolina view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alleghany 37005
- Ashe 37009
- Avery 37011
- Buncombe 37021
- Burke 37023
- Caldwell 37027
- Cherokee 37039
- Davidson 37057
- Davie 37059
- Durham 37063
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Haywood 37087
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Lee 37105
- Lincoln 37109
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- Montgomery 37123
- Moore 37125
- Orange 37135
- Polk 37149
- Rowan 37159
- Stanly 37167
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Watauga 37189
- Wilkes 37193
- Yancey 37199
Ohio view state ↗ 57 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Auglaize 39011
- Butler 39017
- Carroll 39019
- Champaign 39021
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Delaware 39041
- Franklin 39049
- Geauga 39055
- Greene 39057
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Harrison 39067
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Madison 39097
- Mahoning 39099
- Marion 39101
- Medina 39103
- Meigs 39105
- Mercer 39107
- Monroe 39111
- Montgomery 39113
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Preble 39135
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Union 39159
- Vinton 39163
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
- Wyandot 39175
Oklahoma view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 61 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 4 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 6 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 22 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 73 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Carroll 51035
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
West Virginia view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Braxton 54007
- Brooke 54009
- Calhoun 54013
- Fayette 54019
- Gilmer 54021
- Grant 54023
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hancock 54029
- Hardy 54031
- Jefferson 54037
- McDowell 54047
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Ohio 54069
- Pendleton 54071
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Randolph 54083
- Taylor 54091
- Tucker 54093
- Upshur 54097
- Webster 54101
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wyoming 54109
Wisconsin view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Barron 55005
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Calumet 55015
- Chippewa 55017
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Dunn 55033
- Eau Claire 55035
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Lincoln 55069
- Marquette 55077
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Outagamie 55087
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pepin 55091
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- St. Croix 55109
- Taylor 55119
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Washburn 55129
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/SMHE ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5295311 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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