| Lawyer vine | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Smilacaceae |
| Genus: | Smilax |
| Species: | S. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Smilax australis | |
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Smilax australis (lawyer vine,austral sarsaparilla,barbwire vine, or"wait-a-while") is avine in the familySmilacaceae,endemic toAustralia. It has prickly climbing stems that are up to 8 metres long with coiled tendrils that are up to 20 cm long.[2] The glossy leaves have 5 prominent longitudinal veins and are 5 to 15 cm long and 3 to 10 cm wide.[2][3]
The species occurs inrainforest,sclerophyll forest,woodland andheathland in theNorthern Territory,Queensland,New South Wales,Victoria,[2]Lord Howe Island, and the northeastern corner ofWestern Australia.[4][1]
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