OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Vitales

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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vitis labrusca   FAMILY Vitaceae

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

Vitis labrusca

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Vitis labrusca

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 120-02-002:

Vitis labrusca   FAMILY Vitaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Vitis labrusca

 

COMMON NAME:
Fox Grape


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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    jkm140614_908

June    Rabun County    GA

image of Vitis labrusca, Fox Grape

JK Marlow    jkm140614_908b

June    Rabun County    GA

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JK Marlow    jkm090725_042

July    Jackson County    NC

Western Carolina University

image of Vitis labrusca, Fox Grape

JK Marlow    jkm090725_050

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 (Foote & Jones, 1989).

image of Vitis labrusca, Fox Grape

JK Marlow    jkm090725_053

July    Jackson County    NC

Western Carolina University

Few-fruited, berries 1.5-2.5cm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Vitis labrusca, Fox Grape

JK Marlow    jkm140724_065

July    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Vitis labrusca, Fox Grape

JK Marlow    jkm140724_067

July    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Vitis labrusca, Fox Grape

JK Marlow    s090725_076077

July    Jackson County    NC

Western Carolina University

Leaves felty below, brownish hairs mostly concealing the leaf surface, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).


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image of Vitis labrusca, Fox Grape

JK Marlow    s090725_757374

July    Jackson County    NC

Western Carolina University

Twigs bear tendrils at about every node, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vitis labrusca   FAMILY Vitaceae

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Vitis labrusca

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 120-02-002:
Vitis labrusca   FAMILY Vitaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Vitis labrusca

 

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1668

Woody vine
Perennial
Polygamous

Habitat: forests and woodlands, mainly in wet to moist situations, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in GA Piedmont) (rare in GA Coastal Plain)

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Leaves have petioles.

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellowish-green
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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