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CAN YOU TELL THESE APART?
These look identical on the vine. One will kill you
SAFE
wild grapes
Vitis spp.
tendrils, bark that peels in strips, seeds inside
LETHAL
moonseed
Menispermum canadense
no tendrils, single crescent-shaped seed, smooth bark
How to tell them apart
Tendrils and multiple seeds = grape. No tendrils and one crescent seed = moonseed.
You can tell them apart right now. The real question is whether you'll still know in three weeks — BloomEDU quizzes you on this pair until the name sticks.
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