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Vitis labrusca

Botanic Family

Vitaceae

Author

Linnaeus

Common Names

• Fox Grape
• Skunk Grape
• Northern Fox Grape
• Cape Grape
• Plum Grape

Geographical Habitats

• Alabama
• Connecticut
• District of Colombia
• Delaware
• Georgia
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maryland
• Massachussets
• Maine
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• New Jersey
• New Hampshire
• New York
• North Carolina
• Ohio
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Utah
• Virginia
• Vermont
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin - USA
• New Brunswick
• Nova Scotia
• Ontario - Canada

Natural Habitats

• Woodland
• thickets.

Flowering Times

• May
• Jun
• Jul

Fruiting Times

• Aug
• Sep

Vigorous high-climbing woolly vine, unlobed or 3-lobed thick leaves glabrescent above & densely tomentose beneath. Panicle to 120mm long. 20mm diameter dark red to black fruits to 20mm diameter with musky aroma.

Further References

• Rehder 1934
• Bean 1950
• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Krussmann 1976
• van der Spuy 1976
• Huxley 1992
• GWC 1997
• Mobot
• Botanicus
• The Plant List 2
• USDA
• FOSEUS