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Catbird grape

Vitis palmata

Catbird grape
Photo: Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Techn, Public domain

Vitis palmata is a native North American climbing grape vine with palmately lobed leaves and small dark berries eaten by wildlife. It grows best in moist sites and climbs fences, trees and shrubs.

Family
Vitaceae (Grape family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep soil consistently moist, especially in its first year, and water deeply during dry spells.
Soil
Moist, well-drained loam; tolerates a range of soil types.
Temperature
Hardy in cold winters of temperate North America; protect young plants from late frosts.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
C. & EC. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Vitis palmata (common names are catbird grape, cat grape, and Missouri grape) is a New World species of tall, climbing liana in the grape family native to the south-central and southeastern parts of the United States, from Texas east to Florida and northwards along the Mississippi Valley to Illinois. There are additional reports of isolated populations in the Northeast, but these are probably introductions.) The species does best in wet habitats but is adaptable enough to occasionally take root in higher-ground habitats. It is sometimes found at the edges of fences.

Other Vitis plants

Mapleleaf grape · Vitis adenoclada · Summer grape · Amur grape · Canyon grape · Vitis balansana · Vitis bellula · Autumn grape · Birch-leaf grape · Vitis blancoi · North China Grape · California wild grape

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vitis palmata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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.

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