Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Vitales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vitis riparia
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 Riverbank Grape from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vitis riparia
FAMILY
Vitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Vitis riparia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Vitis riparia
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 120-02-007x:
Vitis riparia FAMILY Vitaceae
COMMON NAME:
Riverbank Grape
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_viri_004_lvd
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June Lyon County MN
Leaf teeth are ciliate on the margin, acute or convex on only one side, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
COMPARE
leaves of grape-like species
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vitis riparia
FAMILY
Vitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vitis riparia
FAMILY
Vitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Vitis riparia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Vitis riparia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 120-02-007x:
Vitis riparia
FAMILY
Vitaceae
2865
Woody vine
Perennial
Polygamous
Habitat: forests and woodlands, mostly moist to wet, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Rare
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!
- 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
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p20
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p380
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