Grape lookalike with no tendrils and a crescent seed. Fruit is poisonous.

A twining vine. Leaves are broad, often lobed, peltate (stem attaches in from the edge). Dark fruit looks like a wild grape but each holds one crescent-moon seed. No tendrils.

Habitat

Rich woods and creek banks.

Season

Fruit late summer–fall.

Size

Climbing vine

Field marks

No tendrils; peltate leaf; crescent seed

Never eat a ‘grape’ until you open a fruit and see several round seeds (grape) vs one moon seed.