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Search Term(s): Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis   (1 record found)

VITACEAE
Grape Family
Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis  (summer grape)   
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Synonym
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Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Vitis: the Latin word for vine; aestivalis: of the summer, summer flowering
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Vine
Phenology (Flowering Period)
June
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Woodlands and thickets, canopy gaps, edges
State Status
Common
Piedmont Status
Common
Coastal Plain Status
Common
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
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Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
5
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
Fruit serves as food for many wildlife species, including turkey.
Wetland Indicator Status
FACU
Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
Young stems, petioles and peduncles glabrous to densely tomentose with rusty-colored hairs.
Additional Info
Variety bicolor is western and southern in its distribution.
Habitats in which this plant occurs
Freshwater Shrub Tidal Wetlands
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