- Vitis rupestris
Taxobox
name = "Vitis rupestris"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Vitales
familia =Vitaceae
genus = "Vitis "
species = "V. rupestris"
binomial = "Vitis rupestris"Vitis rupestris is a kind of
grape native to the Southern and WesternUnited States . It is better known by many of its common names: July, sand, sugar, beach, bush, currant, ingar, rock and mountain grape. It is used for breeding several French-American hybrids as well as many root stocks. Rupestris St. George has been widely used in breeding and as a root stock and is perhaps the best known."Vitis rupestris" is often found in
Tennessee ,Kentucky ,Illinois ,Missouri ,Kansas ,New Mexico ,Oklahoma ,Arkansas ,Texas ,Louisiana , andMississippi . It is a self-supporting bushy plant that does not grow in the shade, and was once found in well-drained prairie draws that collect water. Grazing has forced it into less grazed creek beds.External links
* [http://www.missouriplants.com/Greenalt/Vitis_rupestris_page.html Photos of Vitis rupestris]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=VIRU2 NRCS: USDA Plants Profile: "Vitis rupestris"]
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