| Smilax aspera | 
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| Scientific classification | 
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
 
| Clade: | Monocots | 
 
| Order: | Liliales | 
 
| Family: | Smilacaceae | 
 
| Genus: | Smilax | 
| Species: | S. aspera | 
| Binomial name | 
| Smilax aspera 
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| Synonyms | 
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Smilax balearica (Willk. ex A.DC.) Burnat & BarbeySmilax brevipes Jord. nom. illeg.Smilax capitata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don nom. inval.Smilax catalonica Poir.Smilax conferta Jord.Smilax excelsa Duhamel nom. inval.Smilax goetzeana Engl.Smilax inermis Jord. nom. illeg.Smilax intricatissima Jord.Smilax longipes Gand.Smilax maculata Roxb.Smilax maculata Roxb. ex D.DonSmilax mauritanica Desf. nom. illeg.Smilax mauritanica Poir.Smilax mauritanica Webb & Berthel. nom. illeg.Smilax nigra Willd.Smilax nilagirensis Steud. ex A.DC. nom. inval.Smilax oxycarpa Jord.Smilax peduncularis Jord. nom. illeg.Smilax pendulina LoweSmilax picta K.KochSmilax platyphylla Jord.Smilax rettiana Willis ex LiveraSmilax rigida Sol. ex Sm.Smilax sagittata Desv. ex Ham.Smilax sagittifolia Lodd.Smilax saxicola Gand.Smilax tetragona L.f.Smilax variabilis Pers.Smilax willkommii Gand.
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Smilax aspera, with common names common smilax, rough bindweed, sarsaparille, and Mediterranean smilax, is a species of flowering vine in the greenbriar family.