Common Moonseed Vine

Menispermum canadense L.

Menispermaceae (Moonseed Family)

▲ vine climbing on other vine

▲ leaves (small leaves in center)

▲ flowers

Common Moonseed Vine:  (not in the Weeds of the Great Plains, nor Weeds of the Northeast)

·         Native perennial vine that sprouts each year from a large, tuberous root

·         Stems are green to brown and climb by twining around objects

·         Leaves are alternate, thin, rounded with 3-5 lobes

·         Flowers are tiny, white, in axillary racemes

·         Fruit is a small, grape-like blue-black berry; seeds are crescent shaped and poisonous