Sarsaparilla Vine; Dwarf Smilax

Smilax pumila

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Native status unresolved in Louisiana. How scores work Is it native here?

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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 31 Louisiana parishes.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Louisiana. Shared habitat, not food. 80 animals.

Eurasian Collared-dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Pine Warbler
Dendroica pinus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Picoides borealis
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Birds. 1 shared habitat

Widespread birds also seen here (17)

Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.

All wildlife of Louisiana

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

21CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including LA

Genus host records with ranges including LA · 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
Hedone vibexWhirlabout
Lithophane viridipallensPale Green Pinion

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Norape cretataWhite Flannel Moth
Oiketicus abbotiiAbbot's Bagworm Moth
Orthosia rubescensRuby Quaker
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

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

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

8BirdsRecorded eating Smilax in Louisiana

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Birds whose range includes Louisiana, most records first.