Running out of stuff. haha.
Remember this... vine?
I know I posted about it a year or so ago, but I can't find the post. Oh well. At any rate, I think I have identified it.
It is of the family Smilacaceae. (Shortened to Smilax.) Other names are Greenbrier, Cat brier, and Bristly Greenbrier and Hog Brier, among others. I think this one in particular is Smilax tamnoides, based on the picture
here.
I found a lot of good information here:
at Dave's Garden website; and from random Google searches as well.
The berries are blueblack, as shown at the previous web page, and
here.
And, it may be related to the plant in the back yard, though I have never seen berries in the front yard.
In the summer, the berry clusters are green, very similar to this here:
That's a picture I took from the pasture, in May of last year. I had forgotten about it.
You can definitely see the resemblance to the purplish berries I showed you in earlier posts.
The Smilax has about a half dozen varieties of leaves, too, depending on which variety you have.
I don't believe I have seen spines on the one in the back yard, like the one in the first picture though.
Apparently parts of some plants are
edible and some taste like asparagus, and is where
sarsaparilla came from.
Sorry for all the rambling. I hope this post makes sense. Anyway, I am again interested in getting a professional opinion to see if my research will be proven accurate.
On another matter, my throat was terrible last night.
Got me some cantaloupe and yogurt today and I'm feeling better so far.
Hope you all have a wonderful day!
