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Whiteleaf Greenbrier,
Smilax glauca
Climbing or scrambling woody vine with thorns, 2-20m long, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
Cleome,
Tarenaya hassleriana
Leaflets oblanceolate, entire. Leaves with flattened recurved stipular thorns, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Purple-flowering Raspberry,
Rubus odoratus
Only Rubus in the Carolinas consistently without thorns & with simple leaves, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Common Dewberry,
Rubus flagellaris
Thorns usually short, broad-based, and curved, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
McCartney Rose,
Rosa bracteata
Thorns curved and puberulent, flattened, broad-based, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Oneflower Hawthorn,
Crataegus uniflora
Shrubby habit, small leaves and slender thorns, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US.
Oneflower Hawthorn,
Crataegus uniflora
Slender thorns (2-7cm long), per Weakley's Flora (2020).
Valley Head Hawthorn,
Crataegus ignava
Thorns moderately stout, usually > 2cm long, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
Dwarf Hawthorn,
Crataegus munda
Small predominantly spatulate leaves; slender geniculate twigs; thorns < 3cm, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
Eastern Hawthorn,
Crataegus macrosperma
Thorns in series Tenuifoliae are moderately stout, 2-6cm, and often curved, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US.
Entangled Hawthorn,
Crataegus intricata var. intricata
Glabrous, slightly glandular foliage and slender thorns, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
Forest Hawthorn,
Crataegus iracunda
Note these stout compound thorns.
Green Hawthorn,
Crataegus viridis
One of our largest hawthorns, frequently reaching treelike proportions, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
Pear Hawthorn,
Crataegus calpodendron
One of the latest hawthorns in our area to flower, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
Fleshy Hawthorn,
Crataegus succulenta var. succulenta
Numerous long thorns (5-9cm long), per Weakley's Flora (2020).
Cockspur Hawthorn,
Crataegus crus-galli var. crus-galli
Moderately stout thorns, 3-6cm on twigs, to 10cm and compound on trunk, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US.
Littlehip Hawthorn,
Crataegus spathulata
Thorns moderately stout, 2-5cm long, often lacking on twigs of mature plants, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US.
Washington Hawthorn,
Crataegus phaenopyrum
Thorns slender to moderately stout, 2-5cm, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US.
Parsley Hawthorn,
Crataegus marshallii
Unmistakable when in leaf, being so unlike other native hawthorns, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US.
Honey Locust,
Gleditsia triacanthos
Strong thorns are frequently branched, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
Trifoliate Orange,
Citrus trifoliata
Seems to be made up almost entirely of "thorns" (actually, stipular spines), per Weakley's Flora.
Trifoliate Orange,
Citrus trifoliata
Long pointed thorns (1-5 cm) and green branches, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast.
Christmas-berry,
Lycium carolinianum
Branches stiff, some ending in thorns. Leaves succulent, per Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Northern Florida and Adjacent Georgia and Alabama by Robert Godfrey.