Smilax pumila

Smilax pumila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax
Species:
S. pumila
Binomial name
Smilax pumila
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Parillax pumila (Walter) Raf.
  • Smilax humilis Mill.
  • Smilax pubera Michx.
  • Smilax puberula Kunth

Smilax pumila, the sarsaparilla vine, is a North American species of plants native to the southeastern United States from eastern Texas to South Carolina.

Smilax pumila is the only smilax species to not have thorns. It either runs along the ground or clambers up other vegetation. Flowers are yellow; fruits red and egg-shaped.