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beach catbrier

            Smilax auriculata. It is fairly common along the Atlantic coast, NC, SC, GA, FL. Here in SC it is mostly a back-dune plant behind the beaches, and getting into the maritime forests. In dune swales, it commonly grows up on top of shrubs (wax-myrtle, for instance) and makes a dense, thicketty bower, ultimately very picturesque with a kind of topiary look. Otherwise, it will grow on the top of a shrub thicket, very dense. The larger leaves tend to be down in the shade, with the leaves  up at the top rather narrow, considerably smaller. It also makes massive tuberous rhizomes, and these sometimes wash up on the beach, very wiggly with the roots attached. People often wonder what they are.
   

Taken on: October 18, 2010

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Camera: NIKON COOLPIX S630, f/3.5, 1/155 sec, 6.6mm, ISO 445 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	NIKON COOLPIX S630
Aperture:	f/3.5
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/155)
Focal Length:	6.6mm
ISO:	445
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Fine Weather
Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 Windows
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