Illinois Natural History Survey - University of Illinois

Vitis aestivalis
Silver-leaved grape, Summer grape
Taxonomy

Synonyms: Vitis argentifolia munson, Vitis aestivalis argentifolia

Subspecific taxa:

Classification:

  • Magnoliophyta

Other taxonomic & nomenclature sources: USDA Plants;  ITIS;  The Plant List;  IPNI

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Species Distribution
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County Map Legend
Absent:
Not known from county
Medium confidence:
Medium or unknown confidence;
often old records or unverifiable observations
Medium-high confidence:
Often observations by expert botanists
High confidence:
Often vouchered herbarium records
Planted / introduced:
Native species introduced outside historic range,
or only in planted locations within county (e.g., restorations)
Historic / extirpated:
Only historic records for the species; likely extirpated
(Note that this category is not yet functional)

North American distribution maps for this species: FLNA;  USDA Plants;  BONAP;  BISON

Collections, Observations & Flowering by Month [?]

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Species Status

Status/Listing: No Information

Notes:DUPLICATE

Origin: Native

Species Description

General: Dicot-woody, perennial

Roots: primary

Shoots: alternate leaf arrangment; simple leaf type; serrate, lobed (pinnately), lobed (palmately) leaf margin; Palmate leaf venation; lanceolate, orbicular and peltate leaf shape

Inflorescence: panicle

Flowers: perfect, unisexual, dioecious; 5 merous; incomplete, not sepals, regular; green; perigynous ovary position

Fruit: berry

Physiology: autotrophic; C3 C02 fixation

Reproduction: sexual

Ecology & Natural History

Habitat: Species is distributed in rocky woods.

ILPIN Notes: Regarding upland game birds food value, this pertains to wild turkey who eat the tendrils and fruit. Fruit is edible. Species is occasional to common. This is including V. lincecumii Buckl. Petioles are glabrous or nearly so.

Functional Relationships:

  • Pollinators:
  • Dispersal:
  • Mycorrhizae:
  • N2 fixation:

Human Relationships:

  • Edibility [?] :
  • Showy Flowers:

Wildlife and Livestock Information:

  • Food Value:
  • Cover Value:

Coefficient of Conservatism (C-value) [?] :

  • Entire State: 2
  • Chicago Area: 2

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