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Carrion Flower

Smilax herbacea

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

about 5' tall, climbing over surrounding goldenrod, tendrils at leaf axils, bunches of bright blue berries that seemed to be pulling the plant over

Habitat:

temperate forest, meadow edge

Notes:

I spotted this at Baden Powell park.

Species ID Suggestions

Smooth Carrion Flower

Smilax herbacea

Comments (3)

I went back to the park and tried eating some of these berries. The little berries contain 2 small seeds and they were fairly fibrous but the taste was not unpleasant at all.
They look tasty don't they? This is from my link - The berries of Smilax spp. are eaten by some upland gamebirds and songbirds. The Ruffed Grouse and Wild Turkey also eat the young leaves and buds of these vines. The berries are a minor source of food to some mammals: this includes the Black Bear, Opossum, Raccoon, Fox Squirrel, and Gray Squirrel. The leaves and stems are browsed by the White-Tailed Deer and Cottontail Rabbit.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2011

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