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Georgia Piedmont native

Cat greenbriar

Smilax glauca

Low-growing, eliptical shaped green leaves attached to spiky stem.
Blooms
May to July
Family
Smilacaceae

Serves as a host to moth species such as the Curve-lined Owlet Moth (Phyprosopus callitrichoides).

Smilax glauca is a woody vine that succeeds in most soils in sun and in semi-shaded areas. It can grow over trees, shrubs, or stumps. It is a dioecious plant; an evergreen climber that can grow to 5 meters, it flowers in June and is leafy all year. The flowers have six tepals and stamens and the ovule bearing flowers have one superior ovary. This species can survive in sandy, loamy, and clay soils. Smilax glauca produces berries, generally in the winter. The leaves of the species are simple; there is a single leaf per node that dies in the winter. This plant has fleshy berries that birds will consume in the winter. (From iNaturalist)