| Canadian moonseed | |
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| Menispermum canadense[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Menispermaceae |
| Genus: | Menispermum |
| Species: | M. canadense
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| Binomial name | |
| Menispermum canadense | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Menispermum canadense, the Canadian moonseed, common moonseed, or yellow parilla, is a flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae, native to eastern North America, from southern Canada south to northern Florida, and from the Atlantic coast west to Manitoba and Texas.[3] It occurs in thickets, moist woods, and the banks of streams.
- ^ Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri (1825) Menispermum canadense, (caption: MENISPERME DU CANADA) from Traite des arbrisseaux et des arbustes cultives en France et en pleine terre. Paris : chez l'auteur, 1825, page 104.
- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Menispermum canadense". Flora of North America.