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Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia

Vitis rotundifolia Michx. var. rotundifolia

Muscadine

Vitaceae (Grape family)

Synonym(s): Muscadinia rotundifolia var. rotundifolia

USDA Symbol: VIROR

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Vine
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Stems up to about 45 feet long, high climbing or sprawling. Sometimes shrubby.
Fruit: Black or purplish, sometimes bronze.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: Apr , May

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , DE , FL , GA , KY , LA , MD , MO , MS , NC , OK , SC , TN , TX , VA , WV
Native Habitat: Upland and lowland forests, swamps, thickets, forest edges, rocky ledges, hammocks, dunes.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-02
Research By: CBR

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