Vitis peninsularis

M. E. Jones

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is edible.

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 peninsularis

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

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

It is a tropical plant.

Mexico,

Countries: Mexico

A tropical vine in the Vitaceae family.

The name is ambiguous.

Names & Synonyms

Uva cimarrona

References (2)

Pio-Leon, J. F., et al, 2017, Prioritizing Wild Edible Plants of potential new crops based on Deciduous Forest traditional knowledge by a Rancher community. Botanical Sciences 95(1): 47-59
Segura, S., et al, 2018, The edible fruit species in Mexico. Genet Resour Crop Evol (2018) 65:1767–1793