1. Catbrier Family By Ashlyn Kuklock
Smilacaceae
Catbrier Family
By Ashlyn Kuklock

2. Smilacaceae 10-12 Genera 300-320 species
Herbs, shrubs, and woody vines

3. Smilacaceae
Leaves alternate or opposite, simple, often leathery, and palmately veined
Flowers perfect or imperfect
Sepals-3
Petal-3
Stamens-6
Carpels-3
Styles-3
Fruit is a berry
Found in southern hemisphere
Roots of some species are used
medicinally for the treatment
of rheumatism.

4. Smilax tamnoides: Greenbrier
Leaf: Alternate, simple, 3 to 5 inches long, parallel veins, shiny green above, slightly paler beneath. Flower: Small, yellow-green, in clusters with long stems, appearing in late spring. Fruit: Dark blue to nearly black, round berry, 1/4 inch. Twig: Green with dark, needle-like prickles. Form: A climbing or trailing vine.

5. Smilax tamnoides

6. References http://www.nzenzeflowerspauwels.be/SmilAnce2.jpg
Walters, Dirk., Keil, David., Murrell, Zack E Vascular Plant Taxonomy. 5th Edition U.S; Kendall/Hunt.