Index / Search / Smilax rotundifolia
§1 Plant
Smilax rotundifolia L.
vernacular roundleaf greenbrier — species · Smilacaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Shrub, 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
· 1,015 counties across 29 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Medium
- Shade
- High
- Moisture use
- Medium
- Fire
- Low
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- None
- CaCO₃
- Low
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -33 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 185 min.
- Precipitation
- 32–60 in/yr
- pH range
- 5–7.5
- Root depth
- 12 in min.
- Fertility need
- Medium
- Soil texture
- medium
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Single Crown
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Lifespan
- Moderate
- Mature height
- 1 ft
- Foliage texture
- Medium
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Porous
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- White
- Fruit colour
- Brown
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Spring
- Seed abundance
- Low
- Seed begins
- Spring
- Seed ends
- Summer
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- Yes
- Propagation
- seed, bare root, container
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- No Known Source
- Nursery stock
- No
- Browse palatability
- Medium
- Graze palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- No
- Protein potential
- Low
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 1,015 counties across 29 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 64 N ▾
- Autauga 01001
- Baldwin 01003
- Barbour 01005
- Bibb 01007
- Blount 01009
- Bullock 01011
- Butler 01013
- Calhoun 01015
- Chambers 01017
- Cherokee 01019
- Chilton 01021
- Choctaw 01023
- Clarke 01025
- Clay 01027
- Colbert 01033
- Conecuh 01035
- Coosa 01037
- Covington 01039
- Crenshaw 01041
- Cullman 01043
- Dale 01045
- Dallas 01047
- DeKalb 01049
- Elmore 01051
- Escambia 01053
- Etowah 01055
- Fayette 01057
- Franklin 01059
- Geneva 01061
- Greene 01063
- Hale 01065
- Houston 01069
- Jackson 01071
- Jefferson 01073
- Lamar 01075
- Lauderdale 01077
- Lawrence 01079
- Lee 01081
- Limestone 01083
- Lowndes 01085
- Macon 01087
- Madison 01089
- Marengo 01091
- Marion 01093
- Marshall 01095
- Mobile 01097
- Monroe 01099
- Montgomery 01101
- Morgan 01103
- Perry 01105
- Pickens 01107
- Pike 01109
- Randolph 01111
- Russell 01113
- Shelby 01117
- St. Clair 01115
- Sumter 01119
- Talladega 01121
- Tallapoosa 01123
- Tuscaloosa 01125
- Walker 01127
- Washington 01129
- Wilcox 01131
- Winston 01133
Arkansas view state ↗ 48 N ▾
- Ashley 05003
- Benton 05007
- Bradley 05011
- Calhoun 05013
- Chicot 05017
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Cleveland 05025
- Columbia 05027
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Crittenden 05035
- Cross 05037
- Dallas 05039
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Garland 05051
- Grant 05053
- Greene 05055
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Izard 05065
- Jefferson 05069
- Lincoln 05079
- Logan 05083
- Lonoke 05085
- Montgomery 05097
- Nevada 05099
- Newton 05101
- Ouachita 05103
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Saline 05125
- Scott 05127
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
- Yell 05149
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 47 N ▾
- Banks 13011
- Bartow 13015
- Ben Hill 13017
- Brantley 13025
- Burke 13033
- Camden 13039
- Carroll 13045
- Charlton 13049
- Chatham 13051
- Cherokee 13057
- Clarke 13059
- Clinch 13065
- Coffee 13069
- Colquitt 13071
- Coweta 13077
- Crawford 13079
- Crisp 13081
- DeKalb 13089
- Early 13099
- Elbert 13105
- Fannin 13111
- Gilmer 13123
- Habersham 13137
- Hall 13139
- Harris 13145
- Hart 13147
- Houston 13153
- Jackson 13157
- Jefferson 13163
- Johnson 13167
- Lamar 13171
- Lee 13177
- Lumpkin 13187
- Meriwether 13199
- Morgan 13211
- Oconee 13219
- Oglethorpe 13221
- Peach 13225
- Pike 13231
- Rabun 13241
- Randolph 13243
- Toombs 13279
- Towns 13281
- Treutlen 13283
- Union 13291
- Walker 13295
- Walton 13297
Illinois view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Alexander 17003
- Franklin 17055
- Gallatin 17059
- Hamilton 17065
- Hardin 17069
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Johnson 17087
- Knox 17095
- Lawrence 17101
- Massac 17127
- Monroe 17133
- Perry 17145
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Union 17181
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- White 17193
- Williamson 17199
Indiana view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Bartholomew 18005
- Brown 18013
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Dubois 18037
- Floyd 18043
- Franklin 18047
- Gibson 18051
- Greene 18055
- Hancock 18059
- Harrison 18061
- Jackson 18071
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Knox 18083
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Martin 18101
- Monroe 18105
- Morgan 18109
- Orange 18117
- Owen 18119
- Perry 18123
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Ripley 18137
- Rush 18139
- Scott 18143
- Spencer 18147
- Starke 18149
- Switzerland 18155
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Warrick 18173
- Washington 18175
- Wayne 18177
- White 18181
Kentucky view state ↗ 98 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Boyd 21019
- Breathitt 21025
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Butler 21031
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Clinton 21053
- Crittenden 21055
- Cumberland 21057
- Daviess 21059
- Edmonson 21061
- Elliott 21063
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Garrard 21079
- Graves 21083
- Grayson 21085
- Green 21087
- Greenup 21089
- Hancock 21091
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henderson 21101
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Hopkins 21107
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Johnson 21115
- Knott 21119
- Knox 21121
- Larue 21123
- Laurel 21125
- Lawrence 21127
- Lee 21129
- Leslie 21131
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Logan 21141
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Magoffin 21153
- Marion 21155
- Marshall 21157
- Martin 21159
- Mason 21161
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Metcalfe 21169
- Monroe 21171
- Montgomery 21173
- Morgan 21175
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Nelson 21179
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Owsley 21189
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Russell 21207
- Simpson 21213
- Taylor 21217
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
Louisiana view state ↗ 60 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Ascension 22005
- Avoyelles 22009
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- Concordia 22029
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberia 22045
- Iberville 22047
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson 22051
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- Lafayette 22055
- Lafourche 22057
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Pointe Coupee 22077
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Bernard 22087
- St. Charles 22089
- St. Helena 22091
- St. James 22093
- St. John the Baptist 22095
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Martin 22099
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Tensas 22107
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Maryland view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 59 N ▾
- Alcorn 28003
- Amite 28005
- Benton 28009
- Bolivar 28011
- Calhoun 28013
- Carroll 28015
- Chickasaw 28017
- Choctaw 28019
- Claiborne 28021
- Clarke 28023
- Clay 28025
- Copiah 28029
- DeSoto 28033
- Forrest 28035
- Franklin 28037
- George 28039
- Greene 28041
- Grenada 28043
- Hancock 28045
- Harrison 28047
- Hinds 28049
- Holmes 28051
- Issaquena 28055
- Jackson 28059
- Jasper 28061
- Jefferson 28063
- Jones 28067
- Kemper 28069
- Lafayette 28071
- Lamar 28073
- Lawrence 28077
- Leake 28079
- Leflore 28083
- Lincoln 28085
- Madison 28089
- Marion 28091
- Marshall 28093
- Monroe 28095
- Montgomery 28097
- Neshoba 28099
- Newton 28101
- Noxubee 28103
- Panola 28107
- Pike 28113
- Quitman 28119
- Rankin 28121
- Scott 28123
- Sharkey 28125
- Simpson 28127
- Smith 28129
- Tishomingo 28141
- Union 28145
- Warren 28149
- Washington 28151
- Wayne 28153
- Webster 28155
- Wilkinson 28157
- Winston 28159
- Yazoo 28163
Missouri view state ↗ 20 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 3 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 20 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 17 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 76 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alexander 37003
- Alleghany 37005
- Ashe 37009
- Avery 37011
- Beaufort 37013
- Bertie 37015
- Bladen 37017
- Brunswick 37019
- Buncombe 37021
- Burke 37023
- Cabarrus 37025
- Caldwell 37027
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Clay 37043
- Cleveland 37045
- Cumberland 37051
- Dare 37055
- Duplin 37061
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Franklin 37069
- Gaston 37071
- Gates 37073
- Graham 37075
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Harnett 37085
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Hoke 37093
- Hyde 37095
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Lee 37105
- Lenoir 37107
- Lincoln 37109
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- Martin 37117
- Mitchell 37121
- Montgomery 37123
- Moore 37125
- Nash 37127
- New Hanover 37129
- Northampton 37131
- Orange 37135
- Pasquotank 37139
- Perquimans 37143
- Pitt 37147
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Sampson 37163
- Scotland 37165
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Tyrrell 37177
- Union 37179
- Wake 37183
- Washington 37187
- Watauga 37189
- Wayne 37191
- Wilkes 37193
- Wilson 37195
- Yancey 37199
Ohio view state ↗ 76 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Brown 39015
- Butler 39017
- Carroll 39019
- Clark 39023
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Defiance 39039
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Fayette 39047
- Franklin 39049
- Fulton 39051
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Greene 39057
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Hardin 39065
- Harrison 39067
- Henry 39069
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Madison 39097
- Mahoning 39099
- Marion 39101
- Miami 39109
- Monroe 39111
- Morgan 39115
- Morrow 39117
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Paulding 39125
- Perry 39127
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Preble 39135
- Putnam 39137
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Seneca 39147
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Van Wert 39161
- Vinton 39163
- Warren 39165
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
- Wyandot 39175
Oklahoma view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 59 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Armstrong 42005
- 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
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Westmoreland 42129
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 5 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Aiken 45003
- Allendale 45005
- Anderson 45007
- Barnwell 45011
- Berkeley 45015
- Charleston 45019
- Chesterfield 45025
- Clarendon 45027
- Colleton 45029
- Darlington 45031
- Dillon 45033
- Dorchester 45035
- Florence 45041
- Georgetown 45043
- Greenwood 45047
- Horry 45051
- Kershaw 45055
- Lancaster 45057
- Lee 45061
- Marlboro 45069
- McCormick 45065
- Newberry 45071
- Oconee 45073
- Orangeburg 45075
- Pickens 45077
- Richland 45079
- Saluda 45081
- Spartanburg 45083
- Williamsburg 45089
Tennessee view state ↗ 68 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Benton 47005
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Campbell 47013
- Carroll 47017
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Clay 47027
- Cocke 47029
- Coffee 47031
- Crockett 47033
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Dickson 47043
- Fayette 47047
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Gibson 47053
- Grainger 47057
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardeman 47069
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Henry 47079
- Hickman 47081
- Humphreys 47085
- Johnson 47091
- Lake 47095
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lawrence 47099
- Lewis 47101
- Lincoln 47103
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- McNairy 47109
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Moore 47127
- Morgan 47129
- Obion 47131
- Overton 47133
- Pickett 47137
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Roane 47145
- Robertson 47147
- Rutherford 47149
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Trousdale 47169
- Unicoi 47171
- Union 47173
- Van Buren 47175
- Warren 47177
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- Weakley 47183
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
Vermont view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 94 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Highland 51091
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Rappahannock 51157
- Richmond 51159
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Westmoreland 51193
- Wise 51195
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Braxton 54007
- Cabell 54011
- Calhoun 54013
- Clay 54015
- Doddridge 54017
- Fayette 54019
- Gilmer 54021
- Hampshire 54027
- Hancock 54029
- Hardy 54031
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Lewis 54041
- Marion 54049
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Mingo 54059
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Morgan 54065
- Nicholas 54067
- Ohio 54069
- Pendleton 54071
- Preston 54077
- Putnam 54079
- Raleigh 54081
- Ritchie 54085
- Summers 54089
- Taylor 54091
- Tucker 54093
- Tyler 54095
- Upshur 54097
- Wayne 54099
- Webster 54101
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wood 54107
§5Sources & provenance
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