poison plant: Moonseed

Moonseed is poison look-a-like of Grapes. The poison is the bitter alkaloid menispine, and berberine, as well as the alkaloid oxyacanthine.

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• alkaloid
• poison
• foraging
• wild
• food

[bindlestitch1]

Great stuff, Bud!

I've read about moon seed but have never seen any that I know of. I'll be looking for it now.

Thanks, man.

Iz

[MrBudwv]

@bindlestitch1 Thanks Bother, I almost messed up a few years ago & did not want anyone else to be confused. Thank God He brought to mind to check my field guides before chowing down.

[Prepare2Survive]

I've seen a drawing and description of these in my peterson edible plant book next to where they show wild grapes. They say that the fruit is bitter and unpalatable and that it's potentially fatal if they're eaten in large enough quantities. The main traits that'll tell you that it's the poisonous moonseed and not a wild grape aside from the flattened seeds are that the leaf bases are not attached to the stem and there are no tendrils.

[MrBudwv]

@Prepare2Survive Thanks for pointing that out.

[AppalachianFreedom]

-- Thank you for sharing sir!

[MrBudwv]

@AppalachianFreedom Your welcome & thank you for watching.

[MrBudwv]

@bushcraftbartons Thank you too.

[bushcraftbartons]

Great vid bro....thanks...

[AppalachianFreedom]

-- Thanks for sharing sir!

[MrBudwv]

@bcafotw Thanks for wathching & commenting guys. I think the vine could make a lite duty cordage. I pulled a buch of it out frome behind my wellhouse today & it put up a bit of a fight.