Menispermum canadense

common moonseed
Poisonous
Family

Menispermaceae

Leaf Arrangement

alternate

Leaf Attachment

petiolate

Leaf Margin

entire, lobed

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

reniform, ovate, suborbicular

Growth Form

vine

Flower Color

brown, green, white

Flower Month

May - October

Height (meters)

2.0 - 5.0

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

annual, perennial


Field Characters

Soft limp stems, no thorns, blue fruit. Petioles peltate. 5 veins in leaves.

Habitat

Woodland edges, thickets, and streambanks; low woods, damp woods.