Smilax ecirrhata(Engelm. ex Kunth) S.Watson

upright carrionflower

WFO wfo-0000742601 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Smilax ecirrhata, photographed by Ryan Sorrells
fig. a Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-05-26 / obs. 200859436
Smilax ecirrhata, photographed by Summit Metro Parks
fig. b Summit Metro Parks, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 133048033
Smilax ecirrhata, photographed by Ryan Sorrells
fig. c Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 127504152
Smilax ecirrhata, photographed by John Abrams
fig. d John Abrams, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 75647893
Smilax ecirrhata, photographed by Quinten Wiegersma
fig. e Quinten Wiegersma, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 74106753
Smilax ecirrhata, photographed by John Abrams
fig. f John Abrams, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 72845080
Smilax ecirrhata, photographed by John Abrams
fig. g John Abrams, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 67204193
Smilax ecirrhata, photographed by John Abrams
fig. h John Abrams, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 67089969

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Native range 17 botanical countries

Regions where Smilax ecirrhata is native: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin ArkansasIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyMarylandMichiganMinnesotaMissouriNebraskaOhioOklahomaOntarioSouth DakotaTennesseeWisconsin
Native distribution of Smilax ecirrhata, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Arkansas ARK NORTHERN AMERICA
Illinois ILL
Indiana INI
Iowa IOW
Kansas KAN
Kentucky KTY
Maryland MRY
Michigan MIC
Minnesota MIN
Missouri MSO
Nebraska NEB
Ohio OHI
Oklahoma OKL
Ontario ONT
South Dakota SDA
Tennessee TEN
Wisconsin WIS

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 4 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Coprosmanthus ecirratus (Engelm. ex Kunth) Chapm.
  • Coprosmanthus herbaceus var. ecirratus Engelm. ex Kunth
  • Nemexia ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) Small
  • Smilax herbacea var. ecirrata (Engelm. ex Kunth) A.Gray ex A.DC.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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