Vine with Heart-shaped Leaves & Dark Blue Berries

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  1. mistwalker

    mistwalker Active Member 10 Years

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    Could someone please help me identify this vine? I am in the southeast US

    Thank you.
     

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    tipularia Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Smilax sp.
     
  3. mistwalker

    mistwalker Active Member 10 Years

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    Thank you. I was assuming it was common green brier, but there are so many members of the smilax family that I wanted to be sure. In explaining to my students that these are not grapes, I wanted to be able to tell them what they were.
     

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