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The flowers smell like carrion, which attracts flies, the major pollinator. Plants are either male or female; female plants produce blue-black berries.

• Family: Greenbrier (Smilacaceae)
• Habitat: moist woods, thickets
• Height: vine, 3-10 feet long
• Flower size: 1/2 inch across
• Flower color: green
• Flowering time: May to June
• Origin: native