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Vitis girdiana  Munson
Desert wild grape,   Southern california grape
Vitis girdiana is a vine or shrub that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.
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Genus: Vitis
Family: Vitaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Southern Oak Woodland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about  Vitis girdiana from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (VIGI2)

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Photos on iNaturalist

ID Tips on PlantID.net

[Wikipedia] Description, Habitat: Vitis girdiana is a woody vine with a coating of woolly hairs, especially on new growth. The woolly leaves are heart-shaped to kidney-shaped with toothed edges and sometimes shallow lobes. The inflorescence is a panicle of unisexual flowers. The fruit is a spherical black grape usually not more than 8 millimeters wide.[2] It grows in canyon and streambank habitat in hills and mountains of the region (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 11/24/2024).