Smilax aspera


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Noun1.Smilax aspera - creeping or climbing evergreen having spiny zigzag stems with shiny leaves and racemes of pale-green flowersSmilax aspera - creeping or climbing evergreen having spiny zigzag stems with shiny leaves and racemes of pale-green flowers; Canary Islands to southern Europe and Ethiopia and India
sarsaparilla - any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves
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Parthenocissus himalayana and Smilax aspera were widely distributed and present on all the sites.
Por el caracter termofilo de la zona, tambien son frecuentes especies trepadoras tales como zarzaparrillas (Smilax aspera L.), candiles (Aristolochia baetica L.), madreselvas (Lonicera implexa Aiton), clematides (Clematis flammula L.) o esparragueras trigueras (Asparagus acutifolius L.).
(21.58%), the lowest CP ratio has been deduced from Smilax aspera L.
y algunas lianas como Hedera helix, Smilax aspera y Tamus communis (Tabla 1).
alaternus, Ruscus aculeatus, Smilax aspera and sometimes also Viburnum tinus), lianas (Rubia peregrina var.
Segun los autores citados, en dicho sintaxon se incluyen lauredales que contarian, entre otras, con la presencia de especies termofilas (Smilax aspera, Rubia peregrina, Ruscus aculeatus, Davallia canariensis), plantas de amplia distribucion en bosques templados acidofilos del NW Iberico (Hedera helix, Lonicera periclymenum, Omphalodes nitida, Teucrium scorodonia, etc.) y diversos taxones representantes de la flora halofila caracteristica de los acantilados marinos del area geografica estudiada (Rumex acetosa subsp.
Es habitual en este grupo de bosques la presencia de lianas (Hedera helix, Lonicera periclymenum, Rosa sp., Rubia peregrina, Rubus sp., Smilax aspera, Tamus communis), cuya variedad y abundancia tiende a incrementarse hacia las areas mas bajas.
The cover of herbaceous species is scarce, due to strong shading, while lianas are abundant, such as Rubia peregrina, Asparagus acutifolius, Smilax aspera and Lonicera implexa.