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Plant Profile  

Common Name: Greenbrier

Other Names: Catbrier, Saw Greenbrier, Bullbrier

Species Name: Smilax bona-nox

Plant Type: Woody

Family Name: Smilacaceae, Greenbrier Family

 

 

 

 

Plant Facts  
Origin Native
Duration Perennial
Distribution in the U.S. Southeastern quarter and extends westward to southeastern Nebraska, eastern Kansas and Texas
Distribution in Oklahoma Throughout the state except the northwest corner

 

 

ID Characteristics

 

 

Habitat/Ecology  
Soil Type Varying
Habitat Disturbed sites, the edge of forests and abandoned fields
Successional Stage Mid to late

 

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