Laurel greenbrier (Smilax laurifolia) also is called bamboo vine. One of three species of greenbrier vines in Indian River County and at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, laurel greenbrier is found in moister locations, including areas that experience extended periods of inundation.
Greenbrier leaves are very variable in shape. The leaves of laurel greenbrier appear to be held vertically atop a twisted reddish/pinkish petiole …
The leaf margin is thickened due to a submarginal vein that runs parallel to the leaf edge.
Greenish white flowers bloom In the late spring and summer. Unripe berries are whitish in color and ripen to be blue-black and glabrous (smooth).
Wildlife enjoys eating these single-seeded fruits. Tangles of thorny laurel greenbrier vines provide a wonderful protected place for wildlife to hide out.
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