A painfull discussion of sawbriar

A painfull discussion of sawbriar

Everyone who has walked off the beaten path has had an unfortunate run in with sawbriar (Smilax glauca). It’s the green woody vine that wraps around your leg and proceeds to slice into your skin with sharp thorns. There are several species of sawbriar, also called catbriar or greenbriar, growing in our area, and all have the same general characteristics: a green woody vine that is very thorny and shiny leaves with parallel veins. The vines climb…