Vitis arizonica

Canyon grape
	Canyon grape in Icebox Canyon, Spring Mountains, southern Nevada
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Vitales
Family:	Vitaceae
Genus:	Vitis
Species:	V. arizonica
Binomial name
	Vitis arizonica; Engelm. 1868 not S.Wats. 1875
Synonyms
	Vitis arizonica var. glabra Munson;

Vitis arizonica, commonly known as Canyon 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 canyon 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

Vitis arizonica

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.

External links

USDA Plants Profile for Vitis arizonica (canyon grape)

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[grin-1] 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.

[2] United States Department of Agriculture plants profile

[3] Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

[4] Tropicos, specimen reports for Vitis arizonica Engelm.

[5] 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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