Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Vitales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vitis labrusca
FAMILY
Vitaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read about Muscadinia and Vitis from Alan Weakley and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.
Learn more about Fox Grape from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vitis labrusca
FAMILY
Vitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Vitis labrusca
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Vitis labrusca
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 120-02-002:
Vitis labrusca FAMILY Vitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Vitis labrusca
COMMON NAME:
Fox Grape
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_vila8_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm140614_908
June Rabun County GA
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JK Marlow jkm140614_908b
June Rabun County GA
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JK Marlow jkm090725_042
July Jackson County NC
Western Carolina University
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JK Marlow jkm090725_050
July Jackson County NC
Western Carolina University
A dense matting of rusty, tawny to whitish, cobwebby hairs beneath, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).
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JK Marlow jkm090725_053
July Jackson County NC
Western Carolina University
Few-fruited, berries 1.5-2.5cm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm140724_065
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140724_067
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow s090725_076077
July Jackson County NC
Western Carolina University
Leaves felty below, brownish hairs mostly concealing the leaf surface, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
COMPARE
leaves of grape-like species
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JK Marlow s090725_757374
July Jackson County NC
Western Carolina University
Twigs bear tendrils at about every node, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vitis labrusca
FAMILY
Vitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vitis labrusca
FAMILY
Vitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Vitis labrusca
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Vitis labrusca
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 120-02-002:
Vitis labrusca
FAMILY
Vitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Vitis labrusca
1668
Woody vine
Perennial
Polygamous
Habitat: forests and woodlands, mainly in wet to moist situations, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in GA Piedmont) (rare in GA Coastal Plain)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Leaves have petioles.
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellowish-green
Radially symmetrical
Calyx usually unlobed
5 petals
5 stamens, abortive in pistillate flowers
Superior ovary
Bisexual & unisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Purple
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p187
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p093
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p444
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p20
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p378
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