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Photographer: Kitty Kohout
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Family Menispermaceae
Menispermum canadense L.
Canadian moonseed, common moonseed
Menispermum: Greek menis for "moon" and spermum for "seed"
canadense: of or referring to Canada
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | perennial, 6'-10' tall, twining, woody vine |
| Flower: | white, tiny, 6-9-parted, sepals longer than the petals; inflorescence a branched, dense, cluster; blooms June-July |
| Fruit: | blue/black, rounded, fleshy, 1/4" berry |
| Leaf: | alternate, on thin stalks, broadly oval with 3 shallow lobes |
| Habitat: | moist; woods, thickets |
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