Lanceifolia Greenbrier (Smilax lanceifolia)

Family: Smilacaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

This plant is possibly Smilax lanceaefolia. Smilax lanceifolia does not appear in the IPNI database.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Tender young shoots and leaves - cooked as a vegetable. Ripe fruits - raw. — Tender young shoots and leaves - cooked as a vegetable.; Ripe fruits - raw.

Habitat & North American Range

Forests, forest margins, thickets, shaded places on slopes at elevations of 100 - 2800 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)