Vitis sicyoides
(L.) Miq.
VitaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten.
Dangerous Lookalikes
This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.
DEADLY
Canadian Moonseed
Menispermum canadense
SAFE
Vitis sicyoides
Vitis sicyoides
Canadian Moonseed: No tendrils, single crescent/moon-shaped seed, leaf stem attaches to underside of leaf.
Vitis sicyoides: Vine with tendrils, round seeds, leaf stem at edge of leaf, bark that peels.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
America,
How to Identify
A temperate vine in the grape family (Vitaceae) that produces edible fruit.
References (2)
- Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavum 1:83. 1863
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 686
