Smilax campestris
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Description
A perennial creeping vine in the Smilacaceae family found as a temperate plant in Argentina at elevations from sea level to 1,700 m.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 1,700 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Argentina, Brazil*, Paraguay, South America*, Uruguay,
Also Known As
Japecanga, Zarzamora
References (3)
- Brack, P., et al, 2020, Frutas nativas do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil: riqueza e potencial alimentício. Native fruits of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: richness and potential as food. Rodriguésia 71: e03102018
- Toledo, B. A., et al, 2007, Knowledge and Use of Edible and Medicinal Plants in two Populations from the Chaco Forest, Cordoba Province, Argentina. Journal of Ethnobiology 27(2):218-232
- Toledo, B. A. et al, 2009, Ethnobotanical knowledge in rural communities of Cordoba (Argentina): the importance of cultural and biogeographical factors. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 9:22
