species 3,764 observations
Canyon Wild Grape
Vitis arizonica
Field notes
Vitis arizonica is a North American species of wild grape. It is a deciduous vine.
Common names for the grape are Arizona grape, canyon grape, and uva del monte. It has historically been used as a food source by Indigenous peoples of the Southwest. Canyon grape can tolerate drought and cold temperatures. It grows in a variety of habitats including riparian zones and shady canyons. It can hybridize with mustang grape, sweet mountain grape, and California wild grape where their ranges overlap.
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Grape Leaf-Miner Moth, Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth, Phyllocnistis vitegenella, Virginia Creeper Sphinx
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Grape Filbert Gall, Grape Tumid Gallmaker Midge, Grape Leaf Petiole Gall, Ampelomyia vitispomum
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Grape Phylloxera, Wild Turkey, Archasia belfragei, Northern Cardinal
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Paraxenetus guttulatus
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Vines
- Light
- Part shade
- Moisture
- Dry
- Water use
- Low
- Deer resistant
- No
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.