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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Vitis cinerea
FAMILY
Vitaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vitis cinerea var. cinerea
FAMILY
Vitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Vitis cinerea var. cinerea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12 (2016)
Vitis cinerea var. cinerea
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Vitis cinerea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Vitis cinerea var. cinerea
INCLUDED WITHIN Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Vitis cinerea
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 120-02-006a:
Vitis cinerea var. cinerea FAMILY Vitaceae
COMMON NAME:
Graybark Grape, Pigeon Grape
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Vitis cinerea
FAMILY
Vitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vitis cinerea var. cinerea
FAMILY
Vitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Vitis cinerea var. cinerea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12
Vitis cinerea var. cinerea
INCLUDED WITHIN
Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Vitis cinerea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Vitis cinerea var. cinerea
INCLUDED WITHIN
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Vitis cinerea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 120-02-006a:
Vitis cinerea var. cinerea
FAMILY
Vitaceae
4893
Woody vine
Perennial
Polygamous
Habitat: hammocks, moist forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare
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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) p188
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p378
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