Flora of North America species comparison

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Calycocarpum lyonii

cupseed
Leaves

blade 10-25 × 10-29 cm, membranous;

venation 5 or 7.
Inflorescences

to 32 cm;

rachis puberulent, glandular.
Flowers

sepals 1.6-4.6 × 0.6-2 mm, glabrous.
Staminate flowers

stamens to 3 mm.
Pistillate flowers

ovary to 2 mm.
Drupes

green at maturity, darkening to deeper green or black upon drying, 15-25 × 10-20 mm.
Vines

, climbing to tops of trees;

rhizomes slender, branched.

Calycocarpum lyonii
Phenology Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat Primarily along rivers or smaller streams in deciduous forests
Elevation 0-350 m (0-1100 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AL; AR; FL; GA; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MO; MS; OK; SC; TN
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Discussion

Calycocarpum lyonii has been reported as occurring in Texas, but no Texas specimens have been seen.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 3.
Parent taxa Menispermaceae > Calycocarpum
Synonyms Menispermum lyonii
Name authority (Pursh) A. Gray: Gen. Amer. Bor. 1: 76. (1848)
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