familyVitaceae
genusVitis
subgenusVitis subg. Vitis
speciesVitis cinerea
varietyVitis cinerea var. cinerea
Vitis cinerea var. cinerea
Endemic
Synonyms: Vitis aestivalis var. canescens Engelmann V. cinerea var. canescens (Engelmann) L. H. Bailey
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Branchlets distinctly angled, densely hirtellous and arachnoid; nodes sometimes red-banded. Leaf blade apex acuminate, abaxial surface moderately arachnoid and hirtellous. Berries slightly glaucous. 2n = 38.
Phenology: Flowering late May–Jun; fruiting Jul–Oct.
Habitat: Floodplains, lowland woods, pond and stream margins.
Elevation: 0–500 m.
Distribution
Ala., Ark., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Miss., Mo., Nebr., Okla., Tenn., Tex.
Discussion
Variety cinerea is most common in rich bottomlands of the Mississippi River basin; in Texas, it is found only in the eastern part of the state, where it intergrades with var. helleri southwest of the Brazos River.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.