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|image_caption = Arizona grape in Icebox Canyon, [[Spring Mountains]], southern [[Nevada]] |
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'''''Vitis arizonica''''', commonly known as ''' |
'''''Vitis arizonica''''', commonly known as '''Arizona grape''', is a [[North America]]n species of wild [[grape]]. It is a [[deciduous]] [[vine]]. |
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The Arizona grape is a vigorously branching vine. Stems are slender, with significant tapering from base to apex. Fully developed leaves resemble a three-lobed heart shape and generally grow to an average of 4 inches long/wide. Leaves exhibit irregular toothed edge. Green flower buds develop in clusters, and small flowers bloom in a whitish green hue. Globe or ovate shaped fruit are typically 1/3-3/8 in diameter; immature fruit is green in color, developing into a deep purple or black. Fruit are clustered on red pedicels.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Wildflowers of the Northern and Central Mountains of New Mexico: Sangre de Cristo, Jemez, Sandia, and Manzano|last=Littlefield|first=Larry J.|last2=Burns|first2=Pearl M.|publisher=University of New Mexico Press|year=2015|isbn=9780826355478|location=Albuquerque|pages=360}}</ref> |
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Vitis arizonica, commonly known as Arizona grape, is a North American species of wild grape. It is a deciduous vine.
Distribution
It is found in California (Inyo County), Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, western Texas, southern Utah, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, and Tamaulipas.[1] Within Arizona, Vitis arizonica is found in all counties, except La Paz. [2][3][4]
Morphology
The Arizona grape is a vigorously branching vine. Stems are slender, with significant tapering from base to apex. Fully developed leaves resemble a three-lobed heart shape and generally grow to an average of 4 inches long/wide. Leaves exhibit irregular toothed edge. Green flower buds develop in clusters, and small flowers bloom in a whitish green hue. Globe or ovate shaped fruit are typically 1/3-3/8 in diameter; immature fruit is green in color, developing into a deep purple or black. Fruit are clustered on red pedicels.[5]
Gallery
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References
- ^ a b c Species was first published in Amer. Naturalist 2:321. 1868 GRIN (May 23, 2009). "Vitis arizonica information from NPGS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
- ^ United States Department of Agriculture plants profile
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Tropicos, specimen reports for Vitis arizonica Engelm.
- ^ Littlefield, Larry J.; Burns, Pearl M. (2015). Wildflowers of the Northern and Central Mountains of New Mexico: Sangre de Cristo, Jemez, Sandia, and Manzano. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. p. 360. ISBN 9780826355478.
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