Carrion Flower

Smilax herbacea

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	4-8 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Physical characteristics
Height	2.5
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Perennial
Layer	Vines
Uses
Utility	Fragrance
Edible	true
Edible parts	Fruit, Leaves, Root, Shoots
Edible uses	Gelatine
Names
Alternate name	Smooth carrionflower
Plants of the World Online Name (Synonym)	Smilax anceps
Taxonomy
Family	Smilacaceae
Origin and spread
Native to	Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Réunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
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Created: 2020-11-13 19:14:57 UTC
Last updated: 2025-05-28 20:49:10 UTC by andrew-haupt

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