Menispermum canadense (USA) ? – eFlora of India

November 24, 2017
Menispermum

Menispermum canadense L., Sp. Pl. 1: 340 1753. (Syn: Cissampelos smilacina L.; Menispermum angulatum Moench; Menispermum canadense var. mexicanum (Rose) B.C. Kundu & S.
Guha; Menispermum mexicanum Rose; Menispermum smilacinum DC.; Otamplis vitifolia Rafin.) ?;

USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida,
Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, 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, Wisconsin,
West Virginia), Canada (Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec), Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo
Leon, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi) as per Catalogue of Life;

Ornamental Climber for ID : Philadelphia,US : 12NOV17 : AK-06 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)

Ornamental Climber seen in Philadelphia.

No flowers when the picture was taken in the last week of June.

I hope Vitis arbuscula

Thanks for the suggested id. I too was looking at ornamental Vitaceae options.

At first, I thought it may be a grape of some type, but I am leaning toward Menispermum canadense aka Common Moon Vine – non-edible.

Thanks for the id of this climber.

References:

Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 Tropicos IPNI
Wikipedia Go Botany Missouri botanical garden Illinois Wildflowers USDA NPIN

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