Smilax aculeatissima
Cat Greenbrier
Smilax glauca
Walter Species
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- Botanical name
- Smilax glauca
- Also known as
- Cat Greenbrier, Catbrier, Sawbrier, Wild Sarsaparilla
- Family
- Smilacaceae
- Genus
- Smilax
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Cat Greenbrier
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Smilax glauca but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Smilax caroliniana
Smilax discolor
Smilax glauca var. discolor
Smilax glauca var. genuina
Smilax glauca var. glauca
Smilax glauca var. leurophylla
Smilax sarsaparilla
Smilax spinulosa
Others in Smilax
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