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Questions and Answers: 2014

Question: Last fall, Meadow Road in Harrisville, NH: a greenbrier (Smilax)? My books don't show this globular cluster of berries.

  • Question

    Last fall, Meadow Road in Harrisville, NH: a greenbrier (Smilax)? My books don't show this globular cluster of berries.

    Answer

    David, you've photographed Smilax herbacea (carrion-flower). This species does have a spherical cluster of fruits borne on an elongate peduncles.