Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Calycocarpum lyonii
FAMILY
Menispermaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Calycocarpum lyonii
FAMILY
Menispermaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Calycocarpum lyonii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Calycocarpum lyonii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Calycocarpum lyonii
COMMON NAME:
Cupseed, Lyonia-vine
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_caly2_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_caly2_003_lvd
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Ron Lance rwl_20250607_085829
June Oconee County SC
In cultivation
Male flowers; "Like Menispermum, it seems that plants are all male at first". — Ron Lance
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_lyonii_cupseed
July
Leaves not peltate, 3-7-lobed, lobes acute, sinuses usually deep, base cordate, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
palmately veined leaves of vines
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Calycocarpum lyonii
FAMILY
Menispermaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Calycocarpum lyonii
FAMILY
Menispermaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Calycocarpum lyonii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Calycocarpum lyonii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Calycocarpum lyonii
3590
Woody vine
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: Mesic upland, riparian, and bottomland forests, stream banks, wet hammocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Petioles to 28cm long
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
3-merous
6-9 sepals
Petals absent
Superior ovary
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Green at maturity, then darkening
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p104
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p082
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