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Cocculus carolinus (L.) DC.

Carolina snailseed, Carolina coralbead, Carolina moonseed, Red berried moonseed, Carolina red berried moonseed
Menispermaceae (Moonseed Family)

USDA Symbol: COCA
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

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Specimen & Label Data

Cocculus carolinus

Moon-seed Vine, Snailseed

Menispermaceae

Location: 30 m E of Tobin Estate front gate & on N side of the East-West Path--Oakwell Farms.
 Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Well shaded in a line of trees/shrubs of an old fence. Normal moisture. Alkaline soil, moderated by humus.

Description: Stiff vine, climbing to 3 m. Leaves deltoid to hastately lobed, mucronate to 6 cm long x 7 cm wide, petiolate. Flowers in axillary panicles, greenish, unisexual. Fruit not present.

County: Bexar
 Collector: Harry Cliffe
 Collection Date: Jul 26, 1987
 Specimen number: 270

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 0523
 Accession Date: Aug 24, 1993
 Accession Number: 40

Annotations: SCXXB

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