Cocculus carolinus

ClassificationDicots
FamilyMenispermaceae
Family (Traditional)Menispermaceae
GenusCocculus
Species:Cocculus carolinus (L.) DC.
Common NameCarolina Coralbead
Growth Habitvine - liana
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: PK; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Natural Area Presence: SM; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Natural Area Presence: UCR; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: vine - liana; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Persistance: Tardily Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Green; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Drupe; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 3
StatusNative; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Ballard (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Carlisle (KY), Clinton (KY), Cumberland (KY), Fayette (KY), Fulton (KY), Garrard (KY), Graves (KY), Hickman (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Livingston (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), McCreary (KY), McLean (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Mercer (KY), Monroe (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Russell (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Union (KY), Warren (KY), Webster (KY), Woodford (KY), Anderson (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Carroll (TN), Cheatham (TN), Chester (TN), Clay (TN), Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Dyer (TN), Fayette (TN), Franklin (TN), Gibson (TN), Giles (TN), Grainger (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hancock (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hardin (TN), Hawkins (TN), Henderson (TN), Hickman (TN), Houston (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Jefferson (TN), Knox (TN), Lake (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Lawrence (TN), Loudon (TN), McMinn (TN), McNairy (TN), Madison (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Meigs (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Perry (TN), Polk (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Tipton (TN), Trousdale (TN), Union (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), Washington (TN), White (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, HTTU, KNK, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1954 - 2012

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0101460 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Cocculus carolinus
TENN-V-0101459 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Cocculus carolinus
31234100543766 Ballard Kentucky 06 Oct 1996 R.L. Jones
8038
EKY
Cocculus carolinus
APSC0053000 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Cocculus carolinus
APSC0081846 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Cocculus carolinus
TENN-V-0101461 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Cocculus carolinus
TENN-V-0101463 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Cocculus carolinus
TENN-V-0101462 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Cocculus carolinus
TENN-V-0101464 Bradley Tennessee
TENN
Cocculus carolinus
UCHT031483 Bradley Tennessee
UCHT
Cocculus carolinus
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Plant Photos

Cocculus carolinus - Dwayne Estes
Cocculus carolinus - Dwayne Estes
Cocculus carolinus - Dwayne Estes
Cocculus carolinus - Dwayne Estes
Cocculus carolinus - Dwayne Estes
Cocculus carolinus - Dwayne Estes
Cocculus carolinus - Tara Littlefield
Cocculus carolinus - Tara Littlefield
Cocculus carolinus - Theo Witsell
Cocculus carolinus - Theo Witsell
Cocculus carolinus - Joey Shaw
Cocculus carolinus - Joey Shaw
Cocculus carolinus - Joey Shaw
Cocculus carolinus - Joey Shaw
Cocculus carolinus - Joey Shaw
Cocculus carolinus - Joey Shaw
Cocculus carolinus - Joey Shaw
Cocculus carolinus - Joey Shaw
Cocculus carolinus - Joey Shaw
Cocculus carolinus - Joey Shaw
Cocculus carolinus - Joey Shaw
Cocculus carolinus - Joey Shaw
Cocculus carolinus - Joey Shaw
Cocculus carolinus - Joey Shaw