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Revision as of 13:12, 4 September 2018
Common name: summer grape [1], silverleaf grape [1]
| Vitis aestivalis | |
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| Photo by John Hilty hosted at [1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Rhamnales |
| Family: | Vitaceae |
| Genus: | Vitis |
| Species: | V. aestivalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Vitis aestivalis Michx. | |
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| Natural range of Vitis aestivalis from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: V. rufotomentosa Small
Varieties: V. aestivalis Michaux var. aestivalis, V. aestivalis Michaux var. bicolor Deam
Description
V. aestivalis is a perennial vine in the Vitaceae family native to North America and Canada. [2]
Distribution
V. aestivalis is found in the eastern half of the United States and California, as well as the Ontario region of Canada. [2]
Ecology
Habitat
V. aestivalis proliferates in forests and woodlands, mostly upland. [1]
Associated Species- V. aestivalis has been found with plants of the following genera: Ulmus, Betula, Quercus, and Carpinus [3].
Phenology
V. aestivalis flowers in April and May. [4]
Seed dispersal
This species is thought to be dispersed by consumption by vertebrates. [5]
Fire ecology
. V. aestivalis is not fire resistant and has low fire tolerance. [2]
Use by animals
V. aestivalis has high palatability for browsing animals and humans, but low palatability for grazing animals. [2]
Conservation and Management
V. aestivalis is listed as endangered by the Maine Department of Conservation Natural Areas Program, as a prohibited noxious weed by the Ohio Department of Agriculture Plant Industry Division, and as a weedy or invasive species by the state agriculture or natural resource departments of 46 states. [2]
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=VIAE
- ↑ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Robert K. Godfrey, R. A. Norris, Richard S. Mitchell, Chris Cooksey, R. Hayes, Loran C. Anderson, J. M. Kane, Kevin M. Robertson. States and Counties: Florida: Dixie, Gilchrist, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla. Georgia: Liberty, Seminole, and Thomas.
- ↑ PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Date Accessed: 5/30/18
- ↑ Kirkman, L. Katherine. Unpublished database of seed dispersal mode of plants found in Coastal Plain longleaf pine-grasslands of the Jones Ecological Research Center, Georgia.
