Vitis rupestris Scheele. Sand Grape, Sugar Grape. Phen: Apr-Jun; Aug-Sep. Hab: Along streams and in riverbank scour areas and gravel bars, sometimes on rocky limestone slopes, especially in calcareous regions. Dist: MD, WV, sw. PA west to MO, south to VA, c. TN, and n. AR.

ID notes:Recognizable by its sprawling habit (stems usually < 2 m long) and leaves that are wider than long and folded along the midvein. Ciliate leaf margins are also a good character to separate it from V. riparia, which has smooth leaf margins.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = Ar, C, F, FNA12, GrPl, K1, K3, K4, Pa, S, S13, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WV, Moore (1991); = n/a – Il, Tat

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
• Great Plains: FACU
• Midwest: FACU

Heliophily: 8