Smilax walteri, common names coral greenbrier, red-berried greenbrier or red-berried bamboo,Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 477 Red-berried greenbrier, red-berried bamboo, Smilax walteri Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 249. 1814. is a North American species of plants found only in the United States. It is native to coastal plains in the south-central, southeastern, and east-central parts of the country, from eastern Texas to New Jersey.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map Smilax walteri is a vine climbing over other vegetation, sometimes reaching up to 6 m (20 feet) above the ground. Flowers are small and yellow-brown, hence not very showy, but the bright red or orange berries are conspicuous especially in the winter. The species is not closely related to bamboo, despite the second common name.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Smilax walteri has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens2
Marker genes3
GenBank sequences8
eDNA detections2
Countries1
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
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plant barcodefungal barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type1 024 records
Wild obs. + sensor718
Museum / vouchered306
Origin
Native3
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO2 548 km²
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy84% within 1 km
≤100 m 458≤1 km 54≤10 km 38>10 km 61
611 georeferenced · 107 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor718
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Coordinate accuracy44% within 1 km
≤100 m 22≤1 km 45≤10 km 62>10 km 22
151 georeferenced · 155 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence306
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
10Collections & institutions
Holding institutions29 of 48 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Columbia, US
23
Tampa, US
21
Bangkok, TH
18
Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record
17
Jackson, US
14
BAYLUlocation not on record
14
US
12
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
12
Maryland Department of Natural Resourceslocation not on record
10
Tuscaloosa, US
9
DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record
9
Tall Timbers Research Stationlocation not on record
8
Little Rock, US
6
Williamsburg, US
6
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
6
James F. Matthews Center for Biodiversity Studieslocation not on record
6
Chapel Hill, US
6
Miami, US
6
Philadelphia, US
6
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
6
Bronx, US
6
Fort Worth, US
6
Austin, US
6
University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record
5
College Park, US
5
Norfolk, US
5
GAlocation not on record
5
Knoxville, US
4
Auckland, NZ
4
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
4
Saint Louis, US
3
Bloomington, US
3
Wuzhou, CN
3
EL PASO, US
3
Burlington, US
3
North Carolina Museum of Natural Scienceslocation not on record
2
Asheville, US
2
Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preservelocation not on record
2
Philadelphia, US
2
Tempe, US
1
Clemson, US
1
AUAlocation not on record
1
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
1
North Carolina Zoological Parklocation not on record
1
University of North Carolina at Pembrokelocation not on record
1
Russellville, US
1
Lord Fairfax Community Collegelocation not on record
1
Chicago, US
1
48 institutions · 297 of 306 vouchered records shown · 9 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA2 detections
Where the DNA of Smilax walteri was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Detections DNA found2
Studies independent surveys1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 2 detections have coordinates
Open the map0 countries0
How strong is each trace?
DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.
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ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
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