PLANTS Profile for Vitis (grape)

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PLANTS Profile

Vitis L.
grape

Symbol:

VITIS

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Vitaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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Clarence A. Rechenthin. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Texas State Office. Usage Requirements.

More Information:

Images:
Vitis L.

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Distribution:
Vitis L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (MB, NB, NS, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Vitis L.

View 6 genera in Vitaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Vitis acerifolia
mapleleaf grape

Vitis aestivalis
summer grape

Vitis amurensis
Amur grape

Vitis arizonica
canyon grape

Vitis ×bourquina

Vitis californica
California wild grape

Vitis ×champinii
Champin's grape

Vitis cinerea
graybark grape

Vitis ×doaniana

Vitis girdiana
desert wild grape

Vitis labrusca
fox grape

Vitis ×labruscana

Vitis monticola
sweet mountain grape

Vitis mustangensis
mustang grape

Vitis ×novae-angliae
pilgrim grape

Vitis palmata
catbird grape

Vitis riparia
riverbank grape

Vitis rotundifolia
muscadine

Vitis rupestris
sand grape

Vitis shuttleworthii
calloose grape

Vitis tiliifolia
West Indian grape

Vitis vinifera
wine grape

Vitis vulpina
frost grape

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Vitis L.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rhamnales
Family	Vitaceae – Grape family
Genus	Vitis L. – grape

Noxious Weed Information:
Vitis L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Ohio:
grapevines		Prohibited noxious weed1

1 when growing in groups of 100 or more and not pruned, sprayed, cultivated, or otherwise maintained for two consecutive years

U.S. Weed Information:
Vitis L.

grapevines

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE

Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Vitis L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Gee	Moderate
Martin	Minor		Low		Low		Low	Moderate
Yarrow	Low		Low		Low		Low	High

Wildlife Habitat Values

Gee, K.L., M.D. Porter, S. Demarais, F.C. Bryant, and G.V. Vreede. 1994. White-tailed deer: Their foods and management in the Cross Timbers. Ardmore.

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

More Accounts and Images:
Vitis L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 28606.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 10/09/2008 06:54 AM MDT