 | Red-Berried Smilax, Coral Greenbrier, Red-Berried Bamboo, Redbead Greenbrier, Sarsaparilla Smilax walteri Smilacaceae Red-berried smilax rambles over bushes at the edges of sandy, acid swamps and near or in streams in East Texas, east to Florida and north to Maryland and New Jersey. It is a thin woody vine which may be spiny or nearly spineless. Its upper leaf surfaces are lustrous green and it bears red-orange persistent berries during the winter. It has long underground runners, but is not tuberous. Plant Habit or Use: vine
Exposure: sun Flower Color: green or bronze, inconspicuous Blooming Period: spring Fruit Characteristics: red berry Height: 5 to 20 feet Width: Plant Character: deciduous Heat Tolerance: high Water Requirements:
Soil Requirements: acid Additional Comments:
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