grapevines
Vitis
Vitis (grapevine) is a genus of about 80 species of twining plants in the family Vitaceae. The genus consists of species predominantly from the Northern Hemisphere. It is economically important as the source of grapes, both for direct consumption of the fruit and for fermentation to produce wine. The study and cultivation of grapevines is called viticulture.
Most cultivated Vitis varieties are wind-pollinated with hermaphroditic flowers containing both male and female reproductive structures, while wild species are dioecious. These flowers are grouped in bunches called inflorescences. In many species, such as Vitis vinifera, each successfully pollinated flower becomes a grape berry with the inflorescence turning into a cluster of grapes. While the flowers of the grapevines are usually very small, the berries are often large and brightly colored with sweet flavors that attract birds and other animals to disperse the seeds contained within the berries.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
riverbank grape
speciesVitis riparia
muscadine
speciesVitis rotundifolia
wine grape
speciesVitis vinifera
mustang grape
speciesVitis mustangensis
summer grape
speciesVitis aestivalis
frost grape
speciesVitis vulpina
fox grape
speciesVitis labrusca
California wild grape
speciesVitis californica
graybark grape
speciesVitis cinerea
canyon wild grape
speciesVitis arizonica
desert wild grape
speciesVitis girdiana
sweet mountain grape
speciesVitis monticola
calloose grape
speciesVitis shuttleworthii
Spanish grape
speciesVitis berlandieri
Amur grape
speciesVitis amurensis
West Indian grape
speciesVitis tiliifolia
Vitis ficifolia
speciesVitis ficifolia
catbird grape
speciesVitis palmata
sand grape
speciesVitis rupestris
Crimson Glory Vine
speciesVitis coignetiae
Taiwan Wild Grape
speciesVitis thunbergii
mapleleaf grape
speciesVitis acerifolia
Vitis bryoniifolia
speciesVitis bryoniifolia
Vitis kelungensis
speciesVitis kelungensis
Vitis flexuosa
speciesVitis flexuosa
Vitis × instabilis
hybridVitis × instabilis
Vitis peninsularis
speciesVitis peninsularis
Vitis × koberi
hybridVitis × koberi
Catawba Grape
hybridVitis × alexanderi
Vitis heyneana
speciesVitis heyneana
rusty grape
speciesVitis rufotomentosa
Vitis pseudoreticulata
speciesVitis pseudoreticulata
Vitis davidii
speciesVitis davidii
Vitis sinocinerea
speciesVitis sinocinerea
Vitis balansana
speciesVitis balansana
Vitis baihuashanensis
speciesVitis baihuashanensis
Vitis chunganensis
speciesVitis chunganensis
Vitis hancockii
speciesVitis hancockii
New England Grape
hybridVitis × novae-angliae
Vitis × ruggerii
hybridVitis × ruggerii
Vitis popenoei
speciesVitis popenoei
Vitis retordii
speciesVitis retordii
Vitis bourgaeana
speciesVitis bourgaeana
Vitis wilsoniae
speciesVitis wilsoniae
possum grape
speciesVitis trifoliata
Vitis saccharifera
speciesVitis saccharifera
Vitis × champinii
hybridVitis × champinii
Vitis chungii
speciesVitis chungii
Vitis silvestrii
speciesVitis silvestrii
Vitis hissarica
speciesVitis hissarica
Vitis blancoi
speciesVitis blancoi
Vitis californica × vinifera
hybridVitis californica × vinifera
Vitis nesbittiana
speciesVitis nesbittiana
Vitis sphaerophylla
speciesVitis sphaerophylla
Vitis betulifolia
speciesVitis betulifolia
Vitis wenchowensis
speciesVitis wenchowensis
Vitis tsoi
speciesVitis tsoi
Vitis jaegeriana
speciesVitis jaegeriana
Vitis ruyuanensis
speciesVitis ruyuanensis
Vitis lanceolatifoliosa
speciesVitis lanceolatifoliosa
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.1128
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.131
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.34
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.480
Garden of Health
1507 · p.384
The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs
1532 · p.328
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.118
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.126
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.129
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.116
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.657
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.658
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Vitis in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 60773.