Vitis cinerea is a native North American climbing grape vine, found in the eastern US and into Mexico, that produces small, mildly unpleasant black berries. It grows best in moist woodland, floodplain, and thicket habitats.
Family
Vitaceae (Grape family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Keep soil consistently moist, especially in the growing season, but avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Moist, fertile, well-drained loam; tolerates clay and seasonal wetness.
Temperature
Hardy in USDA zones 6-9; tolerates cold winters; protect young plants from late frost.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
C. & E. U.S.A. to Mexico
Climate
temperate
About
Vitis cinerea, the graybark grape, is a variety of grape. It has small black berries that are mildly unpleasant to eat. Plentiful in Missouri and Louisiana, it is also found throughout the eastern half of the US as far west as Texas, north to Illinois, and south to Florida. It is also known by the name winter grape or possum grape.
Vitis cinerea is an American native grape. The leaves are cordiform-emarinate, flabby, dull, limb finely wrinkled (like crepe) between the sub-veins. The teeth of the leaf are very blunt. The buds are grey-ashy-violet.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.