Riverbank Grape
Scientific Name:Vitis riparia


NOTES: Long-lived, high-climbing (up to 50 feet), woody vine capable of reaching into the upper canopy of the tallest trees; forked tendrils; acidic/tart-tasting grapes become sweet and edible after exposure to frost. Very similar to Frost Grape, except 1) leaves have two lateral acute lobes, sharper teeth, ciliolate margins, and a wider basal sinus, 2) usually a pair of new leaves covers the vine tip, and 3) black fruit has heavy bloom.

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Riverbank Grape
Genus species: Vitis riparia
Common Name: Riverbank Grape
Family Name: Vitaceae  
Woody vines climbing by tendrils; leaves alternate, simple, and palmately veined, or compound, stipulate; flowers usually bisexual, regular, in various clusters; fruit a berry.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Vine
Flower Color:Green/Brown
Yellow
Identified by:M. Becus
Months in Bloom:  
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