Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Nephroia carolina
FAMILY
Menispermaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Carolina Moonseed from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cocculus carolinus
FAMILY
Menispermaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Nephroia carolina
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Cocculus carolinus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3 (1997)
Cocculus carolinus
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 079-01-001:
Cocculus carolinus FAMILY Menispermaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Epibaterium carolinum
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Moonseed, Coralbeads, Carolina Snailseed, Red Moonseed
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_coca_005_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_epca5_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm160515_679
May McCormick County SC
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JK Marlow jkm060617_057
June Greenville County SC
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_carolinus_coralbead
June
Leaves palmately veined, not peltate, glabrous above, pubescent beneath, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
COMPARE
palmately veined leaves of vines
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JK Marlow s060617_m
June Greenville County SC
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Gill Newberry gn07_c_carolinus_flowers
July
Sepals and petals 1-2mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Gill Newberry gn07_cocculus_carolinus
July
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Gill Newberry gn07_cocculus_flowers
July
Staminate panicle to 15cm long, pistillate much shorter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm140712_855
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140712_861
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Leaves variable in shape and lobing, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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JK Marlow jkm060928_060
September York County SC
Utility right-of-way
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JK Marlow jkm100903_610
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm100903_613
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm100903_614
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm101112_178
November Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Wildlife eat the glossy bright red berries, which are poisonous to man, per Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002).
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JK Marlow jkm101120_260
November Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
Fruit a red drupe, borne in small axillary clusters, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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JK Marlow jkm151113_709
November Edgefield County SC
Sumter National Forest: Edgefield Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm151113_713
November Edgefield County SC
Sumter National Forest: Edgefield Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm151113_730
November Edgefield County SC
Sumter National Forest: Edgefield Ranger District
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Nephroia carolina
FAMILY
Menispermaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cocculus carolinus
FAMILY
Menispermaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Nephroia carolina
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Cocculus carolinus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3
Cocculus carolinus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 079-01-001:
Cocculus carolinus
FAMILY
Menispermaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Epibaterium carolinum
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Woody vine
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: Moist to dry forests and thickets, especially where calcareous, also weedy in landscaped areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in NC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Leaves glabrous above, pubescent below; stems pubescent
FLOWER:
Summer
Yellow
4-8 sepals
1-8 petals, or petals absent
6 stamens
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
Drupe cluster
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p225
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p208
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p254
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p104
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p059
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p083
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p261
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p21
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p108
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