His work on North American plants was mostly published in Flora Boreali-Americana.Ĭomparisons: In close resemblance to the Carrion Flowers are the Greenbriers which are similar climbing vines of this genus and produce similar blue-black berries.
The author name for the plant classification from 1840 - ‘Hook.’ is for William Hooker, (1785-1865), English Botanist, author, collector, Professor of Botany at the University of Glasgow and the first director of the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Names: The genus Smilax, is from the Greek, meaning 'clasping' and was applied by the Greeks to the various Greenbriers (or Catbriers) to which type this plant belongs.
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It is a plant of woodlands and open areas growing best in wet mesic to dry mesic moisture conditions that tolerates full sun to full shade. Habitat: Common Carrion Flower grows from a short, woody rhizomatous base. Flowers have a scent of death when open, hence the common name.įruit: In Autumn a round fruit cluster is formed of 3/8 inch diameter (8-10 mm) blue-black berries that each contain 2 to 4 seeds. Female flowers (pistillate) have a pistil with a 3-parted recurved stigma (style may be absent) and may have 6 infertile stamens (staminodes). Male flowers (staminate) have 6 stamens whose filaments are equal or longer in length then their respective anthers. Plants of the Smilax genus are dioecious, that is, male and female flowers are separate and on separate plants.įlowers: The 6-parted flowers are minute and have 6 greenish-yellow tepals, each 3.5 to 4.5 mm long. The stalk is slightly longer than a leaf stalk. The inflorescence consists of a number of ball-like umbels that are about 1.5 inches wide that form at the end of a stalk that rises from the leaf axils. lasioneura is shorter than the leaf blade. Instead the upper portion of the leaf stalk softens and disintegrates, allowing the leaf to fall off leaving a short stub. Smilax leaves are unusual in that they lack an abscission layer to separate the leaf stalk (the petiole) from the stem at the end of the season. The undersides are more pale in color with fine hair. Leaves usually number more than 25, are ovate to round in shape, parallel veins, and with a rounded to shortly pointed tip. The leaves are alternate and evenly distributed on the stem, but the lower leaves are smaller and narrower. Tendrils rise from the leaf axils to help in climbing. Natives are also lower maintenance they don't need to be watered as much as non-natives, once they become established.Common Carrion flower is a native perennial forb with annual ascending stems, that can branch and reach to seven feet. It can soften the side of your house or fence, without growing out of control.
This growing season, if you are going to landscape your yard, consider using plants that are native to your area! Carrion-flower, along with other vines, is a great addition to any yard where the conditions are right. Consumed either by using the leaves in tea or eating small amounts of the root, it was believed to help indigestion, muscle pain, and respiration issues Landscaping Ideas In earlier times, carrion-flower had many edible and medicinal purposes. The berries are also a food source for some mammals including black bear, opossum, raccoon, and other species. Ruffed grouse and wild turkey will also eat newly sprouted leaves and the buds of the vines. are typically eaten by game birds and songbirds. The berries (similar to the size and look of blueberries) of Smilax spp. While the flies and beetles suck nectar or feed on the pollen, the bees will suck nectar or collect pollen. The flowers of carrion-flower are primarily pollinated by a variety of small bees, flies, and beetles. These habitats include: savannas, woodland openings and woodland boarders. The carrion-flower can be few and far-between in Wisconsin, but if you look for this plant, you are likely to find it in full sun or partial shade habitats with moist soil. This sometimes not-so-pleasant scent attracts various types of flies, bees and other insects to pollinate the flowers. The common name "carrion" comes from the scent of the flowers, which smell like decaying flesh. carrion-flower is dioecious, meaning each vine is either male or female so for the carrion-flower to produce seed, a male and female plant needs to be near one another. You can find carrion-flower blooming May to June with small (1/4" across) greenish-white flowers. At the base of each leaf petiole, there is usually a pair of tendrils that help the vine cling to plants or other objects for support.
They can either be ovate-oval to broadly ovate-lanceolate in shape. The leaves are alternate and typically 3.5" long and 2.5" wide. The carrion-flower is a non-woody climbing vine that can grow up to eight feet long.
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