Upright Carrion Flower

Smilax ecirrata

Native status unresolved in Kentucky

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

21CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Smilax

Acrolepiopsis incertellaCarrionflower Moth
Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
Callopistria floridensisFlorida Fern Caterpillar
Choristoneura parallelaParallel-Banded Leafroller, Spotted Fireworm Moth
Cymatophora approximariaLarge Scalloped-Wing, Giant Grey
Ephestiodes infimellaReddish Ephestiodes
Eutrapela clematariaCurved-Tooth Geometer, Purplish Brown Looper
Feniseca tarquiniusHarvester
Marmara smilacisellaX
Norape cretataWhite Flannel Moth

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Orthosia rubescensRuby Quaker
Papaipema unimodaMeadow Rue Borer, Chain Fern Border Moth
Phosphila miselioidesSpotted Phosphila
Phosphila turbulentaTurbulent Phosphila
Phyprosopus callitrichoidesCurved-Line Owlet
Proleucoptera smilaciellaGreenbrier Leafminer
Pseudogalleria inimicellaInimical Borer
Pseudothyris sepulchralisMournful Thyris
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
Trichoplusia niNi Moth, Cabbage Looper Moth
Acrolepiopsis heppneri

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

11BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Smilax

Bonasa umbellusRuffed Grouse
Cardinalis cardinalisNorthern Cardinal
Catharus fuscescensVeery
Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
Catharus minimus/bicknelliGray-cheeked/Bicknell's Thrush
Catharus ustulatusSwainson's Thrush
Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
Pinicola enucleatorPine Grosbeak
Sialia sialisEastern Bluebird
Turdus migratoriusAmerican Robin

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Vireo solitariusBlue-headed Vireo

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Smilacaceae

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Also known as

Smilax ecirrhata; Upright Carrion Flower

Conservation status

Kentucky rank	Not available
Global rank	Not available
KY status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

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