Common names: Carolina snail-seed, moonseed, Carolina moonseed, red-berried moonseed, snail-seed

Scientific names: Cocculus carolinus

Seasons of significant use: spring, summer

Characteristics: Native, perennial, warm season, usually herbaceous vine climbing to 13.0 feet. Leaves alternate, simple, variously shaped; fruit borne in grapelike clusters, spherical, brilliant red at maturity, ripens September-October. Flowers July-October.

Plant community type: Uplands and bottomlands, tending to occur more frequently in open areas and along wooded edges.

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