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Common Moonseed (Menispermum canadense)

  • Common Moonseed (Menispermum Canadense) https://www.sagebud.com/common-moonseed-menispermum-canadense
    Credit: John Sims (1749-1831) | Curtis's botanical magazine vol. 44 N. 1910 (http://www.botanicus...) | License: PD Old PD-Art (PD-old)
  • Common Moonseed (Menispermum Canadense) https://www.sagebud.com/common-moonseed-menispermum-canadense
    Credit: USDA Forest Service | UUSDA-NRCS PLANTS Database. Modified by User:Earthdirt | License: PD Old
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Menispermum Canadense, or more commonly know as Common Moonseed, is a vine of the genus Menispermum. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Menispermum Canadense or Common Moonseed's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont and Wisconsin.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Menispermum
  • Family: Menispermaceae
  • Order: Ranunculales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Vine
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: FAC
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(NI) 2(NI) 3(FAC*) 4(NI) 5(NI) 6(NI)





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