Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Vitales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Vitis labrusca
FAMILY
Vitaceae
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
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 120-02-002:
Vitis labrusca
FAMILY
Vitaceae
COMMON NAME:
Fox 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_vila8_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm200517_5029
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm140614_908
June Rabun County GA
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June Rabun County GA
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July Jackson County NC
Western Carolina University
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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.
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July Jackson County NC
Western Carolina University
Few-fruited, berries 1.5-2.5cm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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July Jackson County NC
Western Carolina University
Leaves felty below, brownish hairs mostly concealing the leaf surface, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
COMPARE
leaves of grape-like species
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July Jackson County NC
Western Carolina University
Twigs bear tendrils at about every node, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Leaves large, usually ~ 6 inches long and wide, typically with 3 lobes, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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JK Marlow jkm210807_2586
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Vitis labrusca
FAMILY
Vitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vitis labrusca
FAMILY
Vitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 120-02-002:
Vitis labrusca
FAMILY
Vitaceae
1668
Woody vine
Perennial
Polygamous
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common (uncommon in GA Piedmont)
Look for it in forests and woodlands, wet, moist, and dry, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Leaves have petioles.
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellowish-green
Bisexual & unisexual
Radially symmetrical
Calyx usually unlobed
5 petals
5 stamens, abortive in pistillate flowers
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Purple
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p093
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p444
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p20
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p378