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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Muscadinia rotundifolia var. rotundifolia   FAMILY Vitaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia   FAMILY Vitaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Vitis rotundifolia var. 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


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image of Muscadinia rotundifolia var. rotundifolia, Muscadine, Scuppernong

JK Marlow    jkm0304c_06

April    Greenville County    SC

Roadside

image of Muscadinia rotundifolia var. rotundifolia, Muscadine, Scuppernong

JK Marlow    jkm0304c_08

April    Greenville County    SC

Roadside

image of Muscadinia rotundifolia var. rotundifolia, Muscadine, Scuppernong

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).

image of Muscadinia rotundifolia var. rotundifolia, Muscadine, Scuppernong

JK Marlow    jkm210401_9060

April    Polk County    NC

image of Muscadinia rotundifolia var. rotundifolia, Muscadine, Scuppernong

Mark A. Musselman    mam_muscadine042606

April    Dorchester County    SC

Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest

image of Muscadinia rotundifolia var. rotundifolia, Muscadine, Scuppernong

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).

image of Muscadinia rotundifolia var. rotundifolia, Muscadine, Scuppernong

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).

image of Muscadinia rotundifolia var. rotundifolia, Muscadine, Scuppernong

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).


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image of Muscadinia rotundifolia var. rotundifolia, Muscadine, Scuppernong

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).

image of Muscadinia rotundifolia var. rotundifolia, Muscadine, Scuppernong

JK Marlow    jkm150724_507

July    Pickens County    SC

image of Muscadinia rotundifolia var. rotundifolia, Muscadine, Scuppernong

JK Marlow    jkm150724_510

July    Pickens County    SC

image of Muscadinia rotundifolia var. rotundifolia, Muscadine, Scuppernong

JK Marlow    jkm150724_511

July    Pickens County    SC

image of Muscadinia rotundifolia var. rotundifolia, Muscadine, Scuppernong

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).

image of Muscadinia rotundifolia var. rotundifolia, Muscadine, Scuppernong

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).

image of Muscadinia rotundifolia var. rotundifolia, Muscadine, Scuppernong

JK Marlow    jkm0309m_02

September    Greenville County    SC

image of Muscadinia rotundifolia var. rotundifolia, Muscadine, Scuppernong

JK Marlow    jkm200914_7201

September    Greenville County    SC

image of Muscadinia rotundifolia var. rotundifolia, Muscadine, Scuppernong

Gill Newberry    gn10_vitis_rotundifolia

October        

image of Muscadinia rotundifolia var. rotundifolia, Muscadine, Scuppernong

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 (4/24/22):
Muscadinia rotundifolia var. rotundifolia   FAMILY Vitaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia   FAMILY Vitaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Vitis rotundifolia var. 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

 

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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 Mountains)

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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

 

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