familyVitaceae
genusVitis
subgenusVitis subg. Vitis
speciesVitis cinerea
varietyVitis cinerea var. helleri
Vitis cinerea var. helleri
Sida 14: 352. 1991.
Common names: Little mountain or Spanish grape uva cimarrona
Basionym: Vitis cordifolia var. helleri L. H. Bailey in A. Gray et al. Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(1,2): 424. 1897
Synonyms: V. berlandieri Planchon V. cinerea var. berlandieri (Planchon) Comeaux V. helleri (L. H. Bailey) Small
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Branchlets slightly angled, arachnoid, not hirtellous; nodes usually not red-banded. Leaf blade apex acute, abaxial surface sparsely hirtellous and arachnoid to glabrate. Berries moderately to heavily glaucous. 2n = 38.
Phenology: Flowering May–Jun; fruiting Aug–Oct.
Habitat: Canyons, limestone slopes, floodplains.
Elevation: 100–700 m.
Distribution
Tex., Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas).
Discussion
Variety helleri in the flora area is most common on the Edwards Plateau but found also in the Cross Timbers and Prairies region and the Blackland Prairie. It has more compact and shorter infructescences, more glaucous fruits than the other varieties, and may be more appropriately recognized at the species rank as Vitis berlandieri.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.