Vitis cinerea var. baileyana
(Munson) Comeaux
Graybark 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 temperate vine in the Vitaceae family (grape family).
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten and mixed with other fruits to make juices.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are mixed with other fruit to make juices.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
North America, USA.
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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Graybark grape
Vitis cinerea var. baileyana
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Canadian Moonseed: No tendrils, single crescent/moon-shaped seed, leaf stem attaches to underside of leaf.
Graybark grape: Vine with tendrils, round seeds, leaf stem at edge of leaf, bark that peels.
References (1)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 599
