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Identification history
| Clematis aristata | 12 Sep 2025 | CarbonAI | ||
| Smilax sp. | 12 Sep 2025 | Tapirlord |
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JasonPStewart
wrote:
22 Mar 2026
Ciaran (@Tapirlord) Ernst-Russell.
I have looked into _Smilax aculeatissima_ – perhaps this does not fit neatly well into this species description according the the Flora of Au (online): https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Smilax%20aculeatissima .
See also:
RFK (2020) ed. 8 : https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/smilax_aculeatissima.htm
Flora of Au (online) Smilax page: https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Smilax
Flora of Au old botanical key (outmoded nowadays, lacking taxa and not linked to in the FoA online?) – via KeyBase: https://keybase.rbg.vic.gov.au/keys/610
Please beware of numerous, known un-described species, with phrase names which occur in north–east Qld here:
Ref': APNI : https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/search/names?product=APNI&tree.id=&name=Smilax&inc._scientific=&inc.scientific=on&max=100&display=apni&search=true
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I have looked into _Smilax aculeatissima_ – perhaps this does not fit neatly well into this species description according the the Flora of Au (online): https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Smilax%20aculeatissima .
See also:
RFK (2020) ed. 8 : https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/smilax_aculeatissima.htm
Flora of Au (online) Smilax page: https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Smilax
Flora of Au old botanical key (outmoded nowadays, lacking taxa and not linked to in the FoA online?) – via KeyBase: https://keybase.rbg.vic.gov.au/keys/610
Please beware of numerous, known un-described species, with phrase names which occur in north–east Qld here:
Ref': APNI : https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/search/names?product=APNI&tree.id=&name=Smilax&inc._scientific=&inc.scientific=on&max=100&display=apni&search=true
.
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Tapirlord Recorded by
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Collections
My Trip to Far North Queensland in 2025 Tapirlord NatureMapr Climbers Climbers & Mistletoes Plants
Additional information
- Less than 10cm Plant height
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