Bristly Greenbrier

Smilax tamnoides L. - Catbrier family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 25.0 feet

Plant Type: Shrub, Vine

Features

Flower Color: Green, Brown

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Bristly Greenbrier: Acrolepiopsis incertella, Marmara smilacisella

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast
  • CAN:  Ontario
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.