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|description = On their own, Smilax plants will grow as a shrub, forming dense impenetrable thickets. They will also grow over trees and other plants up to 10 m high using its hooked thorns to hang on to and scramble over branches. The genus includes both deciduous and evergreen species. The leaves are heart shaped and vary from 4-30 cm long in different species. | |description = On their own, Smilax plants will grow as a shrub, forming dense impenetrable thickets. They will also grow over trees and other plants up to 10 m high using its hooked thorns to hang on to and scramble over branches. The genus includes both deciduous and evergreen species. The leaves are heart shaped and vary from 4-30 cm long in different species. | ||
|range = Eastern United States | |range = Eastern United States | ||
|seasons = Spring, Summer | |seasons = Spring, Summer | ||
− | |use = The shoots and leaves are delicious eaten raw on the trail or in '''salads'''. | + | |use = The shoots and leaves are delicious eaten raw on the trail or in '''salads'''. They can also be boiled and eaten as '''asparagus''' and '''greens'''. |
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Latest revision as of 02:44, 27 July 2022
Greenbriar
Description: On their own, Smilax plants will grow as a shrub, forming dense impenetrable thickets. They will also grow over trees and other plants up to 10 m high using its hooked thorns to hang on to and scramble over branches. The genus includes both deciduous and evergreen species. The leaves are heart shaped and vary from 4-30 cm long in different species.
Where found: Eastern United States
Availability: Spring, Summer
Use: The shoots and leaves are delicious eaten raw on the trail or in salads. They can also be boiled and eaten as asparagus and greens.