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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.
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Cleome,
Tarenaya hassleriana
Leaflets oblanceolate, entire. Leaves with flattened recurved stipular thorns, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Purple-flowering Raspberry,
Rubus odoratus
Only Rubus in the Carolinas consistently without thorns & with simple leaves, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Dewberry,
Rubus flagellaris
Thorns usually short, broad-based, and curved, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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McCartney Rose,
Rosa bracteata
Thorns curved and puberulent, flattened, broad-based, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Washington Hawthorn,
Crataegus phaenopyrum
Thorns slender to moderately stout, 2-5cm, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US.
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Honey Locust,
Gleditsia triacanthos
Strong thorns are frequently branched, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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Trifoliate Orange,
Citrus trifoliata
Seems to be made up almost entirely of "thorns" (actually, stipular spines), per Weakley's Flora.
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Trifoliate Orange,
Citrus trifoliata
Long pointed thorns (1-5 cm) and green branches, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast.