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Wild Grape Look-alikes: Canada Moonseed

These look-alikes can be deadly. Get the identification right before you eat anything. Wild grapes are safe and delicious, but Canada moonseed is poisonous and can be fatal. The giveaway is the seed: grapes have several round seeds, while moonseed has a single flat crescent-shaped seed. Moonseed also lacks grape's forked tendrils.

The dangerous species

⚠ do not eat
Canada Moonseed

Canada Moonseed

Menispermum canadense

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How to tell it apart

Edibles people confuse with these

If you are foraging any of these, rule out the look-alikes above every time.

Fox Grape
Fox GrapeVitis labruscaexpert
Muscadine
MuscadineVitis rotundifoliaexpert
Riverbank Grape
Riverbank GrapeVitis ripariaexpert

The notes above are an educational starting point, not a substitute for a field guide or an experienced forager. If you are not completely certain, do not eat it.