Vitis monticola
Mountain grape | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Vitales |
Family: | Vitaceae |
Genus: | Vitis |
Species: | V. monticola |
Binomial name | |
Vitis monticola Buckley [1] | |
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]
References
- 1 2 Species was first published in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 13:450. 1862 ("1861") GRIN (May 23, 2009). "Vitis monticola information from NPGS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
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