Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Vitales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor
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.
Two varieties of Vitis aestivalis occur in NC. Read about these at Vascular Plants of North Carolina
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor
FAMILY
Vitaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Vitis aestivalis
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Vitis aestivalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 120-02-005b:
Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia FAMILY Vitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Vitis bicolor
COMMON NAME:
Silverleaf Grape
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_vibi5_001_lvd
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June Greenville County SC
Foothills Trail
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June Oconee County SC
Foothills Trail
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June Oconee County SC
Foothills Trail
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June Oconee County SC
Foothills Trail
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June Transylvania County NC
Foothills Trail
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June Transylvania County NC
Foothills Trail
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August Greenville County SC
Jones Gap State Park
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August Jackson County NC
High Hampton Inn
Mature leaves glaucous beneath and glabrous to glabrate beneath, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
COMPARE
leaves of grape-like species
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor
FAMILY
Vitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor
FAMILY
Vitaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Vitis aestivalis
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Vitis aestivalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 120-02-005b:
Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia
FAMILY
Vitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Vitis bicolor
3470
Woody vine
Perennial
Polygamous
Habitat: forests and woodlands, mostly upland, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Mountains
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
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p378
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