Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Menispermum canadense
FAMILY
Menispermaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Menispermum canadense
FAMILY
Menispermaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 079-02-001:
Menispermum canadense
FAMILY
Menispermaceae
COMMON NAME:
Moonseed, Yellow Parilla
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_meca3_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / US Forest Service pnd_meca3_002_lhd
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JK Marlow jkm120330_218
March Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200411_3706
April Greenville County SC
Leaves peltate, ovate, 5-7 lobed or angled, whitish beneath, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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JK Marlow jkm0305za_22
May Buncombe County NC
Botanical Gardens at Asheville
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JK Marlow jkm070526_103
May Henderson County NC
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JK Marlow jkm110522_670
May Greenville County SC
Firefly Forest
Leaves palmately veined, lobed or not, petiole attached inside lower margin, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
COMPARE
palmately veined leaves of vines
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JK Marlow jkm110522_670b
May Greenville County SC
Firefly Forest
Panicles axillary, to 15cm long, loose. Flowers 4mm wide, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_m_canadense_moonseed
June
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmm_canadense
Month Unknown
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Menispermum canadense
FAMILY
Menispermaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Menispermum canadense
FAMILY
Menispermaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 079-02-001:
Menispermum canadense
FAMILY
Menispermaceae
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Woody vine
Perennial
Dioecious
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Moist nutrient-rich forests, especially on floodplains or lower slopes, less commonly in dry calcium-rich forests and woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Petiole attached to leaf's lower surface instead of margin; leaves peltate.
FLOWER:
Summer
Greenish
Unisexual
4-8 sepals
4-8 petals
12-24 stamens
FRUIT:
Summer
Blue/Bluish-black
Drupe cluster
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p227
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p184
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p059
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p356
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p21
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p212