Menispermaceae

Carolina coralbead

Nephroia carolina (L.) L.Lian & Wei Wang

Family: Menispermaceae
Genus: Nephroia

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Carolina coralbead: Cocculus Carolinus, Carolina Snailseed — Photo: En el nido, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: عنيبية كارولينية
English: Carolina coralbead, Carolina snailseed, Snailseed

Synonyms

Androphylax scandens J.C.Wendl.
Baumgartia scandens Moench
Cebatha carolina (L.) Britton
Cebatha sagittifolia (Miers) Kuntze
Cebatha virginica (L.) Kuntze
Cocculidium populifolium Spach
Cocculus carolinianus Anon.
Cocculus carolinus (L.) DC.
Cocculus enneandrus Eichler
Cocculus sagittifolius Miers
Epibaterium carolinum (L.) Britton
Menispermum carolinianum Hill
Menispermum carolinum L.
Menispermum virginicum L.
Wendlandia caroliniana Nutt.
Wendlandia populifolia Willd.

Flowers

In flower: June to September (from 142 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: En el nido, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.