Common Name
Hairy carrion-flower
Downy carrion-flower
Plant Form
Herbs
Duration
Perennial
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Additional Info
Mesic to dry upland forests, floodplain forests, and clearings; usually in base-rich soils. Infrequent to locally common in the mountains and piedmont; infrequent to rare in the coastal Plain. This species has been lumped with Smilax herbacea in many Virginia studies and is certainly more widespread and frequent than verified collections indicate.
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Shade
Moisture Requirements
Wet
Moist
Dry
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