beach grape
Vitis rupestris Scheele
Vitis rupestris, known as beach grape, is a grape species native to the United States. It is part of the Vitaceae family and has been used in the development of French-American hybrids and rootstocks. The species was first described in 1848 by Scheele.
Description
Vitis rupestris is a grape species found in the United States and parts of Europe. Common names for the species include July grape, Coon grape, sand grape, sugar grape, beach grape, bush grape, currant grape, ingar grape, rock grape, and mountain grape. It is a valuable species in viticulture, used in the breeding of several French-American hybrids and as a rootstock. The species is distributed in regions such as Arkansas, the District of Columbia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Sardegna. It was first described by Scheele in 1848 and belongs to the Vitaceae family.
Other common names
rock grapesand grapebeach grapebush grapecurrant grapeJuly grapemountain grapesugar grape
Distribution
Belgium · France · The Netherlands · Great Britain · IT · Hungary · Italy · Spain · RO · RS · FR · Arkansas · District of Columbia · Indiana · Kentucky · Maryland · Missouri · Oklahoma · Pennsylvania · Sardegna · Sicilia · Tadzhikistan · Tennessee · Texas · Virginia · West Virginia
Synonyms
Vitis populifoliaVitis rupestris f. dissectaVitis rupestris f. rupestrisVitis rupestris var. dissectaVitis vinifera var. rupestris
