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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vitis vulpina   FAMILY Vitaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vitis vulpina   FAMILY Vitaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Vitis vulpina

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Vitis vulpina

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 120-02-003:

Vitis vulpina   FAMILY Vitaceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Vitis cordifolia

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Vitis vulpina

 

COMMON NAME:
Frost Grape, Winter Grape, Chicken Grape


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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_vico3_001_lvd

        

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_vivu_001_lvd

        

image of Vitis vulpina, Frost Grape, Winter Grape, Chicken Grape

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_vivu_004_lvd

        

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JK Marlow    jkm140523_156

May    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Vitis vulpina, Frost Grape, Winter Grape, Chicken Grape

JK Marlow    jkm140523_157

May    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Vitis vulpina, Frost Grape, Winter Grape, Chicken Grape

JK Marlow    jkm140523_159

May    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

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Patrick D. McMillan    pdmvvulpina_bjo3

May        

Flowers numerous, yellow-green or green, small, polygamous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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Patrick D. McMillan    pdmvvulpina_tc1

May        

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Roxanna Martin    rlm52111_23

May    Spartanburg County    SC

Berries mature in Spetember-October, 5-8mm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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Roxanna Martin    rlm5410_052

May    Spartanburg County    SC

[Mature] fruit black and shining, sweet after frost, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).

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Roxanna Martin    rlm5410_054

May    Spartanburg County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm090725_062

July    Jackson County    NC

Western Carolina University

Marginal teeth convex on each side, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).


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JK Marlow    jkm090725_063

July    Jackson County    NC

Western Carolina University

Leaves green below, glabrous or slightly hairy on the veins, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).

image of Vitis vulpina, Frost Grape, Winter Grape, Chicken Grape

JK Marlow    jkm100717_054

July    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

Blades cordiform (deeply lobed leaves found only on ground shoots), per Upper Canopy Collection and Identification of Grapevines (Vitis) from Selected Forests in the Southeast US (Everhart, 2010).

image of Vitis vulpina, Frost Grape, Winter Grape, Chicken Grape

JK Marlow    jkm100717_055

July    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Vitis vulpina, Frost Grape, Winter Grape, Chicken Grape

JK Marlow    jkm100717_056

July    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Vitis vulpina, Frost Grape, Winter Grape, Chicken Grape

JK Marlow    jkm160717_344

July    Greenville County    SC

Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve

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JK Marlow    s090725_079

July    Jackson County    NC

Western Carolina University

Twigs with tendril absent at least every third leaf, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vitis vulpina   FAMILY Vitaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vitis vulpina   FAMILY Vitaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Vitis vulpina

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Vitis vulpina

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 120-02-003:
Vitis vulpina   FAMILY Vitaceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Vitis cordifolia

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Vitis vulpina

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

1671

Woody vine
Perennial
Polygamous

Habitat: forests and woodlands, primarily upland, but also in bottomlands, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Leaves have petioles.

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellowish-green/ Greenish
Radially symmetrical
Calyx usually unlobed
5 petals
5 stamens, abortive in pistillate flowers
Superior ovary
Bisexual & unisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Purple
Berry

 

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