Vitis simpsonii

Munson

Currant grape

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit are eaten.

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

Currant grape

Vitis simpsonii

Canadian Moonseed: No tendrils, single crescent/moon-shaped seed, leaf stem attaches to underside of leaf.

Currant grape: Vine with tendrils, round seeds, leaf stem at edge of leaf, bark that peels.

It is a temperate plant.

North America, USA,

Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent

A temperate vine in the grape family (Vitaceae), commonly known as currant grape.

Names & Synonyms

Vitis smalliana

References (3)

Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 246
Proc. Soc. Promot. Agric. Sci. 8:59. 1887
Tanaka,