Vitis cinerea subsp. floridana
Munson
Currant grape
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Summary
Source: WikipediaVitis cinerea, the graybark grape, is a variety of grape. It has small black berries that are mildly unpleasant to eat. Plentiful in Missouri and Louisiana, it is also found throughout the eastern half of the US as far west as Texas, north to Illinois, and south to Florida. It is also known by the name winter grape or possum grape. Vitis cinerea is an American native grape. The leaves are cordiform-emarinate, flabby, dull, limb finely wrinkled (like crepe) between the sub-veins. The teeth of the leaf are very blunt. The buds are grey-ashy-violet. This species occurs in habitat types such as floodplain woodlands, wet thickets, and swampy forests.
Description
A warm temperate vine in the Vitaceae family (grape family) with edible fruit, leaves, and sap.
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Edible Uses
The fruit, leaves, and sap are edible.
Distribution
It is a warm temperate plant.
Where It Grows
North America, USA,
Notes
There are 60 to 70 species of Vitis.
Dangerous Lookalikes
This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.
Canadian Moonseed
Menispermum canadense
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Currant grape
Vitis cinerea subsp. floridana
(c) Pauline Singleton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Pauline Singleton
Canadian Moonseed: No tendrils, single crescent/moon-shaped seed, leaf stem attaches to underside of leaf.
Currant grape: Vine with tendrils, round seeds, leaf stem at edge of leaf, bark that peels.
References (3)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 921
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
- U.S.D.A. Div. Pomol. Bull. 3:14. 1890
