- Vitis monticola
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Mountain grape Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Vitales Family: Vitaceae Genus: Vitis Species: V. monticola Binomial name Vitis monticola
Buckley [1]Vitis monticola, commonly known as Mountain grape, or Sweet mountain grape, is a North American species of wild grape native to Texas. It is important to grape growers for its resistance to drought; a quality exploited both genetically in hybridization, and in grafting.[1]
References
- ^ a b Species was first published in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 13:450. 1862 ("1861") GRIN (May 23, 2009). "Vitis monticola information from NPGS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?311846. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
Categories:- Vitis
- Plants described in 1862
- Flora of Texas
- Rosid stubs
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