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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Vitis rotundifolia
FAMILY
Vitaceae
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Read about Muscadinia and Vitis from Alan Weakley and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.
Read a taxonomic advisory re: Muscadinia rotundifolia from Alan Weakley and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.
Learn more about Muscadine from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia
FAMILY
Vitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Muscadinia rotundifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12 (2016)
Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH New combinations, rank changes... vascular flora of se US (Weakley et al., 2011)
Muscadinia rotundifolia var. rotundifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Vitis rotundifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 120-02-001:
Vitis rotundifolia FAMILY Vitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Muscadinia rotundifolia
COMMON NAME:
Muscadine, Scuppernong
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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JK Marlow jkm0304c_06
April Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm0304c_08
April Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm200409_3613
April Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Drooping aerial roots originate from the stem, which may climb up to 100', per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm210401_9060
April Polk County NC
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Mark A. Musselman mam_muscadine042606
April Dorchester County SC
Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest
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JK Marlow jkm0405y_34
May Greenville County SC
Inconspicuous greenish-white flowers in axillary clusters, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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JK Marlow jkm210603_1032
June Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Calyx usually without lobes; petals falling at anthesis, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow s080629_a
June Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Leaves 2 to 4" long with large and distinct (dentate) teeth, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
COMPARE
leaves of grape-like species
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JK Marlow jkm150712_472
July Pickens County SC
Tendrils not forked (whereas those of other grapes are usually forked), per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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JK Marlow jkm150724_507
July Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm150724_510
July Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm150724_511
July Pickens County SC
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Mark A. Musselman mam_muscadine082107
August Dorchester County SC
Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest
Fruit green turning red to purple to black, occ bronze; tan spots when ripe, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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Gill Newberry gn09_v_rotundifolia_fruit
September
The berries, thick-skinned grapes, in clusters of 1-few, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm0309m_02
September Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200914_7201
September Greenville County SC
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Gill Newberry gn10_vitis_rotundifolia
October
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JK Marlow jkm181028_5408
October McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
The bark is not shreddy [vs. that of other grapes is], per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Vitis rotundifolia
FAMILY
Vitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia
FAMILY
Vitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Muscadinia rotundifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12
Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
New combinations, rank changes... vascular flora of se US (Weakley et al., 2011)
Muscadinia rotundifolia var. rotundifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Vitis rotundifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 120-02-001:
Vitis rotundifolia
FAMILY
Vitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Muscadinia rotundifolia
1669
Climbing woody vine
Perennial
Polygamous
Habitat: Dry upland forests (especially sandy or rocky), other forests, swamps, dunes, roadsides, thickets, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in NC 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
Greenish-yellow
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!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p298
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p230
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p212
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p249
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p191
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p093
- Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000) p48
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p150
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p20
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p322
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p377
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p151
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