OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Nephroia carolina   FAMILY Menispermaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cocculus carolinus   FAMILY Menispermaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Nephroia carolina

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Cocculus carolinus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3 (1997)

Cocculus carolinus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 079-01-001:

Cocculus carolinus   FAMILY Menispermaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Epibaterium carolinum

 

COMMON NAME:
Carolina Moonseed, Coralbeads, Carolina Snailseed, Red Moonseed


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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_coca_005_lvd

        

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_epca5_001_lvd

        

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JK Marlow    jkm160515_679

May    McCormick County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm060617_057

June    Greenville County    SC

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_c_carolinus_coralbead

June        

Leaves palmately veined, not peltate, glabrous above, pubescent beneath, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).


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JK Marlow    s060617_m

June    Greenville County    SC

image of Nephroia carolina, Carolina Moonseed, Coralbeads, Carolina Snailseed, Red Moonseed

Gill Newberry    gn07_c_carolinus_flowers

July        

Sepals and petals 1-2mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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Gill Newberry    gn07_cocculus_carolinus

July        

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Gill Newberry    gn07_cocculus_flowers

July        

Staminate panicle to 15cm long, pistillate much shorter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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JK Marlow    jkm140712_855

July    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

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JK Marlow    jkm140712_861

July    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

Leaves variable in shape and lobing, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).

image of Nephroia carolina, Carolina Moonseed, Coralbeads, Carolina Snailseed, Red Moonseed

JK Marlow    jkm060928_060

September    York County    SC

Utility right-of-way

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JK Marlow    jkm100903_610

September    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Nephroia carolina, Carolina Moonseed, Coralbeads, Carolina Snailseed, Red Moonseed

JK Marlow    jkm100903_613

September    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Nephroia carolina, Carolina Moonseed, Coralbeads, Carolina Snailseed, Red Moonseed

JK Marlow    jkm100903_614

September    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Nephroia carolina, Carolina Moonseed, Coralbeads, Carolina Snailseed, Red Moonseed

JK Marlow    jkm101112_178

November    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

Wildlife eat the glossy bright red berries, which are poisonous to man, per Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002).

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JK Marlow    jkm101120_260

November    Greenville County    SC

Lake Conestee Nature Park

Fruit a red drupe, borne in small axillary clusters, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).

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JK Marlow    jkm151113_709

November    Edgefield County    SC

Sumter National Forest: Edgefield Ranger District

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JK Marlow    jkm151113_713

November    Edgefield County    SC

Sumter National Forest: Edgefield Ranger District

image of Nephroia carolina, Carolina Moonseed, Coralbeads, Carolina Snailseed, Red Moonseed

JK Marlow    jkm151113_730

November    Edgefield County    SC

Sumter National Forest: Edgefield Ranger District

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Nephroia carolina   FAMILY Menispermaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cocculus carolinus   FAMILY Menispermaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Nephroia carolina

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Cocculus carolinus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3
Cocculus carolinus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 079-01-001:
Cocculus carolinus   FAMILY Menispermaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Epibaterium carolinum

 

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351

Woody vine
Perennial
Dioecious

Habitat: Moist to dry forests and thickets, especially where calcareous, also weedy in landscaped areas, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in NC)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Leaves glabrous above, pubescent below; stems pubescent

FLOWER:
Summer
Yellow
4-8 sepals
1-8 petals, or petals absent
6 stamens
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
Drupe cluster

 

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