Vitis monticola
Appearance
Mountain grape | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Vitales |
Family: | Vitaceae |
Genus: | Vitis |
Species: | V. monticola
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Binomial name | |
Vitis monticola |
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]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Species was first published in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 13:450. 1862 ("1861") "Vitis monticola". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved May 17, 2010.