Creamy-white
flowers are very small and are arranged in a
fluffy panicle that is about 6 inches long. Red
berries follow flowering during the summer.
Mid to
late spring.
Leaves alternate, has short petioles to
sessile, elliptic to lanceolate ovate to 6 inches long
and 3 inches wide. The strongly ribbed leaves are
arranged on a slightly zigzagged stem.
Smilacina is derived from
Smilax
which is a genus of woodland vines. The ribbed
leaves and zigzag stems are similar to Smilax.
