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Greenbrier

Greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia)
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Greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia)
Smilax rhizome
Credit Illustration from "Cyclopedia of American horticulture," 1906, MacMillan, NY
Smilax rhizome

  The thick, knotty, underground "stems" (rhizomes) of Greenbrier (Smilax) are tough. The vine is hard to elimnate, once it is established.

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