OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 3 taxa in the family Menispermaceae, Moonseed family, as understood by PLANTS National Database.

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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Carolina Moonseed, Coralbeads, Carolina Snailseed, Red Moonseed

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Nephroia carolina   FAMILY: Menispermaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cocculus carolinus   FAMILY: Menispermaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cocculus carolinus 079-01-001   FAMILY: Menispermaceae

 

Habitat: Moist to dry forests and thickets, especially where calcareous, also weedy in landscaped areas

Common (uncommon in NC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Moonseed, Yellow Parilla

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Menispermum canadense   FAMILY: Menispermaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Menispermum canadense   FAMILY: Menispermaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Menispermum canadense 079-02-001   FAMILY: Menispermaceae

 

Habitat: Moist nutrient-rich forests, especially on floodplains or lower slopes, less commonly in dry calcium-rich forests and woodlands

Common in NC Mountains & NC Piedmont, uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Cupseed, Lyonia-vine

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Calycocarpum lyonii   FAMILY: Menispermaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Calycocarpum lyonii   FAMILY: Menispermaceae

 

Habitat: Mesic upland, riparian, and bottomland forests, stream banks, wet hammocks

Rare

Native to Georgia

 


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"Within the same group [of Oaks] ... leaves alone must not be used for final identification, as, even on the same tree, the leaves may vary more among themselves than between those of other species.... Therefore, leaves are of great assistance if (1) an average leaf is looked for, and (2) final identification is based on other details taken in conjunction with the leaves." — George W.D. Symonds, The Tree Identification Book