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Small Leaved Grape

Vitis sinocinerea

Small Leaved Grape
Photo: Xu Jinquan, CC BY 4.0

Vitis sinocinerea is a climbing or sprawling woody vine in the grape family (Vitaceae), native to forested and shrubby hills from southern China to Taiwan. It is grown mainly as a wild or botanical species rather than a common garden plant, and the sources give little cultivation advice.

Family
Vitaceae (Grape family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Part shade
Water
Water regularly during the growing season and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile soil or loam.
Temperature
Hardy in temperate conditions; protect from severe frost.
How easy
Moderate
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
S. China to Taiwan
Climate
temperate

About

Vitis sinocinerea, commonly known as the lobular grape or small-leaved grape (Chinese: 小葉葡萄; pinyin: xiǎo yè pú táo; lit. 'small-leaved grape'), Its natural habitat is within forested or shrubby hills (200–2800 m. elev.).

Vitis sinocinerea flowers in May and June, bearing fruit from July to October. It has calyptrate flower petals and the pistils are non-functional in male flowers. Its berries are usually 6–0 mm. in diameter, and darkly purple to black.

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 sinocinerea 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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