Currently Accepted Name: | Smilax auriculata Walter - Determined By: L. Ferrufino, Apr 2010 |
Locality: | USA. Florida. Pinellas Co.: Ca. 1 mi. SE of Snug Harbor on Weedon Island, edge of road. 27º 51’ 34” N -82º -5’ -7” W |
Habitat: | Dense, disturbed white sand scrub with occasional Pinus clausa to 4 m high; with cabbage palmetto [Sabal palmetto], Serenoa repens, Quercus geminata in large clonal colonies, Q. virginiana, Q. chapmanii, Q. myrtifolia, Bejaria racemosa, Lyonia lucida, L. fruticosa, L. ferruginea, Vaccinium floridanum [V. stamineum], Osmanthus megacarpus, Vaccinium myrsinites, Rhus [Toxicodendron], Smilax, Bumelia [Sideroxylon], Geobalanus [Licania michauxii]. |
Collector: | J. D. Ray, Jr. 10952 with C.E. Smith, O. Lakela, J. Patman |