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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

Moonseed-Vine, Carolina Snailseed

Menispermaceae

Location: 90 m S of Campden Circle & midway from Oakwell Farms Pky to Ira Lee Rd--Oakwell Farms, San Antonio.
Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Climbing/twining in shade of shrubs & small trees.

Description: Stout, unarmed, woody vine. Exstipulate. Leaves cordate, dark-green above, lighter & downy beneath, 5x5 cm overall, emarginate. Flowers not present. Fruit a fleshy, red drupe, ovoid, 5 mm dia, drying black, one-seeded. Seed brown, rough, flattened, crescent shaped.

County: Bexar
 Collector: Harry Cliffe
 Collection Date: Sep 9, 1993
 Specimen number: 509

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 0772
 Accession Date: May 26, 1994
 Accession Number: 58

Annotations: Monoecious/pistillate (In fruit) SXFXB

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