Most common in the southern Coastal Plain and Piedmont, this rare to occasional vine has bright red (coral-colored) fruits (when ripe). The "berries" (technically drupes) are enjoyed by birds, but not edible by humans. Similar to the related and more common Moonseed (Menispermum canadense), but note that the leaves are not peltate - the petiole is at the base of the leaf, not in the middle. Very rare in the mountains, where it is found only at low elevations in Madison County.
French Broad River, Madison Co., NC 7/28/2012.
Flower detail.
French Broad River, Madison Co., NC 7/28/2012.
Ripening drupes.
French Broad River, Madison Co., NC 7/28/2012.
French Broad River, Madison Co., NC 7/28/2012.