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Vitis monticola (Sweet mountain grape)
Lytle, Melody

Vitis monticola Buckl.

Sweet mountain grape, Champin Grape

Vitaceae (Grape Family)

USDA Symbol: VIMO2

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

A climbing vine growing in soils underlain with limestone. Similar to the Spanish Grape (Vitis cinerea var. helleri) but with smaller leaves and shorter flower clusters. Leaf blades as broad as long, up to 4 inches in either direction, but usually less, roughly triangular to broadly heart shaped. Flowers in typically forked clusters up to 3 inches long, blossoming in May and June. Grapes up to 1/2 inch in diameter, in compact bunches, ripening in August and September, sweet tasting. Commonly black when completely ripe. But also reddish forms.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Vine
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Size Class: 12-36 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Time: May , Jun

Distribution

USA: NM , TX
Native Habitat: Streambeds and limestone areas; Coryell, Bosque, Palo Pinto counties
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Sun
Conditions Comments: Sweet Mountain Grape fruits September-October, and is endemic to Texas. The vines can climb to large heights.

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From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Austin, TX
Nueces River Authority - Uvalde, TX
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Austin, TX

Bibliography

Bibref 354 - Native & Naturalized Woody Plants of Austin & the Hill Country (1981) Lynch, D.

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Vitis monticola in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Vitis monticola in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Vitis monticola

Metadata

Record Modified: 2010-11-13
Research By: LAL

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