Vitis cinerea var. floridana (Simpson’s grape)

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Vitis cinerea (Engelm.) Engelm. ex Millard var. floridana Munson

Simpson’s grape, Florida pigeon grape, Florida grape, currant grape

This species of grapevine is native to the southeastern United States.

Plants: Florida grape closely resembles summer grape (Vitis aestivalis). Vine branchlets are ⅛–¼″ (4–8 mm) wide, and angled.

Leaves: It has leaf blades 2–8″ (6–20 cm) in size, on petioles of roughly equal length. Leaf undersides are not glaucous.

Flowers: In panicles 4–10″ (10–25 cm) in size. Flowers are tiny, and yellowish green. Each one has 5 petals, 5 tiny sepals, and 5 stamens. They have a sweet floral scent. Flowers appear from May to June.

Fruits: Grapes are black, not (or slightly) glaucous, and ⅛–¼″ (4–8 mm) in diameter.

Habitats: Floodplains, lowland woods, stream banks, marsh and pond margins.

Edibility: Grapes are edible, both sweet and tart.

Some Vitis species.

Online References:

Florida.plantatlas.usf.edu

Flora of North America

Vitis austrina Small
Vitis simpsonii Munson 1887， non 1890
Vitis sola L.H. Bailey

Thanks to Charlie Davis in MD for correcting my misidentification. · 4/12/2015 · Shark Valley, Everglades National Park, Florida · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 16 cm)

(The white flowers are climbing hempvine.) Thanks to Charlie Davis in MD for correcting my misidentification. · 4/12/2015 · Shark Valley, Everglades National Park, Florida · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 16 cm)

Thanks to Charlie Davis in MD for correcting my misidentification. · 4/12/2015 · Shark Valley, Everglades National Park, Florida · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 16 cm)

Thanks to Charlie Davis in MD for correcting my misidentification. · 4/13/2015 · Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center, Everglades National Park, Florida · By Susan M. Kent · ≈ 4 × 2½′ (123 × 82 cm)

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Rosidae	Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order	Rhamnales	Buckthorns, oleasters, grapes, others
Family	Vitaceae	Grape family
Genus	Vitis	Latin for “the vine”
Species	cinerea	Ashy-gray in color, usually in reference to foliage
var.	floridana	Found in Florida

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Vitis cinerea var. floridana description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.