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Grape or moonseed leaf? Is it eatable ? Or poisonous? I want to make jelly.
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Grape or moonseed #715834
Asked August 20, 2020, 9:18 PM EDT
Grape or moonseed leaf? Is it eatable ? Or poisonous? I want to make jelly.
St. Croix County Wisconsin
Expert Response
This appears to be a grape of some variety, possibly riverbank grape, Vitis riparia. It does not appear to be Moonseed--Moonseed does not have vine tendrils, and I believe I'm seeing tendrils among the grapes. One sure way to tell is that Moonseed fruits have one single flattish crescent shaped seed in each fruit, while grapes have 2-4 teardrop shaped seeds in each grape.
https://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/weedguide/single_weed.php?id=48 (scroll down to "similar species" section).
https://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/weedguide/single_weed.php?id=48 (scroll down to "similar species" section).