Talk:Smilax

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Mention should be made of the greek myth Krokus Mathiastck 23:14, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wait-a-minute vine

Any idea which species this is? Tomer^talk 04:02, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

• Not sure what this plant might be if it is a Smilax. However, in the Eastern United States we have a fast growing invasive plant called Mile-A-Minute Weed (Polygonum perfoliatum) which is in the Buckwheat family (Polygonaceae). Perhaps this is what this common name Wait-a-minute vine refers to. Hope this helps. Earthdirt 18:49, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

  Not at all. The Wait-a-minute vine is from SE Asia. (gsearch) Tomer^talk 22:46, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

  If you click on the link for Polygonum perfoliatum you will see that Mile-a-minute Vine is also from SE Asia originally. Common names are rarely matched closely with one species of plants. Wait-a-minute Vine certainly sounds like an American name for this Asian species, I know of no non-native species of Smilax established in the U.S. The picture on the first page listed on your google search does not look familiar. Good luck. Earthdirt 00:03, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

  "Wait-a-minute vine" is a name given it by American service personnel in Viet Nam... :-) Tomer^talk 00:47, 2 June 2007 (UTC)