Menispermaceae Family:

Menispermum canadense (Moonseed) on 5-3-20, #695-37.

Menispermaceae Juss.

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OR
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The plant family Menispermaceae was named and described as such by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in Genera Plantarum in 1789.

As of 1-2-23 when I last updated this page, Plants of the World lists 76 genera in the family commonly referred to as the Moonseed Family.

As far as I know, the only species in the family I have run across is Menispermum canadense.

Below are a couple of links for further reading. 

PLANTS OF THE WORLD ONLINE
WIKIPEDIA
FLORA OF NORTH AMERICA

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