Smilax lasioneura
Carrionflower
Female Plant
Flower Top/SideRuby Lake, 6 Miles North of Hudson Bay
24-June-2014
Note the sterile, vestigial stamens known as staminodes.
Family Smilacaceae can be distinguished from other showy monocots by the presence of reticulate venation between the palmate main veins and by the imperfect flowers (plant dioecious).