Menispermaceae

plant family
Also known as: moonseed family

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characteristics

  • yellow water buttercup
    In Ranunculales

    Menispermaceae, or the moonseed family, contains nearly 75 genera and 520 species, most of which are woody climbers in tropical forests, although some genera extend into temperate regions in North America and Japan. Menispermum canadense (Canada moonseed) and other members of the family have characteristic…

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