Ɛpsilon

To ?   [1860–82?]1

I am almost certain that it is Menispermum Canadense2

C. Darwin

1
The year is conjectured on the assumption that few people would have asked CD for botanical identifications before he became widely known with the publication of Origin in 1859; but it may have been earlier.
2
Menispermum canadense is the Canadian or common moonseed.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-13875,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-13875