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May 10, 2014 8:29 AM CST
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This vine appears plentiful in our area of south Florida.
Can anyone identify this vine? The leaf shape is consistent, with the base wide and a longer, elongated ellipse as the tip. Usually in leaves of just one.

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May 10, 2014 11:37 AM CST
Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

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It looks like a variety of Smilax

edited to say: We have the thorny Saw Greenbrier (Smilax bona-nox) here in central Florida.
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May 10, 2014 11:45 AM CST
Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

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There are apparently a few varieties of Smilax in Florida: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr37...

S. havanensis is one found in the southern part of the state: http://florida.plantatlas.usf....
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May 10, 2014 3:24 PM CST
Name: Ginger
Fountain, Florida (Zone 8b)
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Sure looks like cat briar to me....a real pain in the butt Glare and arms and legs and hands
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May 10, 2014 8:36 PM CST
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
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May 10, 2014 8:43 PM CST
Name: Larry
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You have to dig out the tubers, I dug up three wheelbarrow loads at my parents house in one day. Some of the tubers were huge.
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May 11, 2014 8:46 AM CST
Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

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I haven't been over to our rental house in a long time and I bet the fence is covered with Smilax vines by now because our tenants just don't seem to have time for gardening or yard work. My husband goes over on occasion to trim the palm trees and yank the virginia creeper vines from the side of the house but the yard has gone down hill in the two years we've rented the house out. It was stated in the lease that the tenants were responsible for yard work and they bought a lawn mower but I guess they are so busy they just don't find the time to mow. There's an irrigation system that doesn't cost them a thing since it's from a well; and it's on a timer yet they've never used it; the lawn is dead and all that's left is sand and weeds. Sad When we go to sell that house in a couple of years we're going to have a lot of work to do on the curb appeal before listing it!
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May 11, 2014 2:41 PM CST
Name: Ginger
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