Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Vitales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vitis vulpina
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 Frost Grape from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vitis vulpina
FAMILY
Vitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Vitis vulpina
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Vitis vulpina
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 120-02-003:
Vitis vulpina FAMILY Vitaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Vitis cordifolia
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Vitis vulpina
COMMON NAME:
Frost Grape, Winter Grape, Chicken Grape
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_vico3_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_vivu_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_vivu_004_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm140523_156
May Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140523_157
May Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140523_159
May Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmvvulpina_bjo3
May
Flowers numerous, yellow-green or green, small, polygamous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmvvulpina_tc1
May
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Roxanna Martin rlm52111_23
May Spartanburg County SC
Berries mature in Spetember-October, 5-8mm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Roxanna Martin rlm5410_052
May Spartanburg County SC
[Mature] fruit black and shining, sweet after frost, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).
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Roxanna Martin rlm5410_054
May Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm090725_062
July Jackson County NC
Western Carolina University
Marginal teeth convex on each side, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
COMPARE
leaves of grape-like species
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JK Marlow jkm090725_063
July Jackson County NC
Western Carolina University
Leaves green below, glabrous or slightly hairy on the veins, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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JK Marlow jkm100717_054
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Blades cordiform (deeply lobed leaves found only on ground shoots), per Upper Canopy Collection and Identification of Grapevines (Vitis) from Selected Forests in the Southeast US (Everhart, 2010).
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JK Marlow jkm100717_055
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm100717_056
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm160717_344
July Greenville County SC
Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow s090725_079
July Jackson County NC
Western Carolina University
Twigs with tendril absent at least every third leaf, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vitis vulpina
FAMILY
Vitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vitis vulpina
FAMILY
Vitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Vitis vulpina
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Vitis vulpina
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 120-02-003:
Vitis vulpina
FAMILY
Vitaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Vitis cordifolia
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Vitis vulpina
1671
Woody vine
Perennial
Polygamous
Habitat: forests and woodlands, primarily upland, but also in bottomlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common
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/ Greenish
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!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p230
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p188
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p094
- 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) p380
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