Flower ID: IMG_2169.JPG-06-24-2024 Flower name (scientific): Smilax lasioneura William Jackson Hooker PY: 1838. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) SMIL-aks (or SMI-laks or SMY-laks). The IPNI gives the spelling for the specific epithet as lasioneuron. This was also the original spelling used by Hooker. Flower name (common): Blue Ridge Carrion Flower Family name (common): Catbrier Family name (scientific): Smilacaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From ancient Greek for a scraper, referring to the prickly stems of other species in the genus. Also, from Greek for climber, referring to the nature of the plant. Alternatively, from ancient Greek, the name of an evergreen oak. Specific epithet: Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 0.2 to 0.3 inches (5 to 8 mm) Petal count: 6 Color: green Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-spherical Plant description: Size: 78 to 98 inches (2 to 2.5 m) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, ovate to round (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): May to June Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.799667 Longitude: -91.505545 Altitude: 255.10 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Lincoln, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CO, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, OH, OK, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV, WY) In Canada: (MB, ON, SK) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na