Menispermum canadense

Common Name
Canada moonseed
Common moonseed
Plant Form
Vines
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
20.0
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Hardiness Zone
5, 6, 7, 8

Photographer: Rodney Haynes
Licensed under: CC BY-NC 4.0
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Photographer: Rodney Haynes
Licensed under: CC BY-NC 4.0
Original photo: Original photo

Additional Info

Well-drained floodplain forests, mesic and dry-mesic upland forests, usually in base-rich soils; also in dry, rocky, open forests and woodlands over mafic and calcareous rocks. Frequent in the mountains and piedmont; infrequent in the coastal Plain.

Poisonous to Humans
Poison Severity: High
Poison Symptoms: HIGHLY TOXIC, MAY BE FATAL IF EATEN! Causes convulsions.

Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Late Summer
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Shade
Moisture Requirements
Moist
Dry
Earth Sangha Inventory

Founded in 1997, the Earth Sangha is a nonprofit public charity based in the Washington, DC, region. The Wild Plant Nursery is the most comprehensive source of local-ecotype, native plants in the Washington DC region, and the region’s only facility dedicated exclusively to this type of propagation. “Local-ecotype” plants are propagated from local, wild, naturally-occurring populations and are well-adapted to local conditions and for wildlife species that depend on the local forms, such as pollinators. Inventory is updated on a weekly basis so number may not be accurate.

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