Vitis vulpina Linnaeus. Common name: Frost Grape, Winter Grape, Chicken Grape. Phenology: May-Jun; Jul-Nov. Habitat: Forests and woodlands, primarily upland, but also in bottomlands. Distribution: Se. NY west to MO and e. KS, south to c. peninsular FL and nc. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, Fl3, FNA12, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mo3, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3, WV, Comeaux, Nesbitt, & Fantz (1987), Moore (1991), Ward (2006b); > Vitis cordifolia Michx. — S, Tx; > Vitis cordifolia Lam. var. cordifolia — S13; > Vitis cordifolia Lam. var. foetida Engelm. — S13; > Vitis cordifolia Lam. var. sempervirens Munson — S13; < Vitis vulpina L. — GW2; > Vitis vulpina L. — S, S13, Tx; Vitis vulpina L. Basionym: Vitis vulpina L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Vitis vulpina - FNA12
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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