Palmately compound leaves of narrow lanceolate leaflets.
large deciduous tree recognized by its combination of five pointed star shaped leaves and its hard spiked fruits.
Climbing vine with pinnately compound leaves, opposite, margins serrate, no fruit or flowers present.
State - Tennessee
County - Rutherford
Identification - Smilax bona-nox
Location - Flat Rock Cedar Glades along right side of main trail
Description - Woody vine covered in prickles, dark green evergreen leaves with white blotches, distinctively lobed leaves a heart shape with narrow tip
Associated Species - Carya ovata, Rhus copallina, Toxicodendron radicans, Quercus marilandica
Date - 19 Oct 2014
Collector Name - Lauren S Hanberry
Collection number - 45
Shrub with purple drupes containing three stones. Leaves simple with pronounced veins, elliptic. Leaves have subtle serrations and pinnate venation. Fruit borne on an umbel with a short peduncle.