| Moonseed, a deciduous climbing vine, is fairly common throughout North Carolina in floodplain forests and other moist wooded areas. Caswell Co., NC 5/21/10.
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| Drooping panicles of tiny white flowers appear in mid- to late-spring. Caswell Co., NC 5/21/10.
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| Madison Co., NC 4/9/2012.
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| Madison Co., NC 4/9/2012.
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| The leaves are peltate, with the petiole attached to the bottom of the leaf instead of the leaf margin. Chapel Hill, NC 5/5/07.
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| The leaves and all other parts of the plant are toxic. Durham Co., NC 4/1/07.
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| Durham Co., NC 4/1/07.
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| The small grapelike drupes (not shown) contain seeds shaped like a crescent moon — see the link below to the USDA site for an image. Chapel Hill, NC 5/5/07.
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| Flower detail. Desipte outward appearances, Moonseed is not closely related to grapes. Chapel Hill, NC 5/5/07.
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| Chapel Hill, NC 5/5/07.
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| Bark detail of the twining stems. Durham Co., NC 4/1/07.
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