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POISONOUS AND INJURIOUS PLANTS 23 
Menispermaceae, or Moonseed, Family 
Cissampelos pareira L. (fig. 11) 
Velvetleaf 
BN—13209 
FIGURE 11.—Velvetleaf (Cissampelos pareira L.) 
Description.—This perennial slender, twining, high-climbing vine, 
which usually attains 30 feet or more in length, has occasional lateral 
shoots. The entire plant is covered with straight, soft, white hairs, 
which are probably the reason for its common name, velvetleaf. The 
