Smilax aculeatissima
Herbaceous Carrionflower
Smilax herbacea
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- Botanical name
- Smilax herbacea
- Also known as
- Carrion-Flower, Carrionflower, Herbaceous Carrionflower, Herbaceous Greenbriar, Jacob's Lader, Jacob's-Ladder, Smooth Carrionflower
- Family
- Smilacaceae
- Genus
- Smilax
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Herbaceous Carrionflower
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 herbacea but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Coprosmanthus consanguineus
Coprosmanthus herbaceus
Coprosmanthus peduncularis
Nemexia cerulea
Nemexia herbacea
Nemexia nigra
Smilax herbacea subsp. crispifolia
Smilax herbacea var. herbacea
Smilax herbacea var. humilis
Smilax herbacea var. latifolia
Smilax herbacea var. peduncularis
Smilax herbacea var. simsii
Smilax longifolia
Smilax peduncularis
Smilax watsonii
Others in Smilax
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