genus

Grapevines

Vitis

Field notes

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer: Vines
Plant type: Perennial Shrub Vine

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native grapevines All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

Riverbank Grape Vitis riparia keystone caterpillars 59 hosts 8 food 80 flowers 7 shelter 1
Frost Grape Vitis vulpina keystone caterpillars 53 hosts 8 food 87 flowers 26
Summer Grape Vitis aestivalis keystone caterpillars 53 hosts 8 food 77 flowers 8
Catbird Grape Vitis palmata keystone caterpillars 53 hosts 8 food 76 flowers 7
Muscadine Vitis rotundifolia keystone caterpillars 52 hosts 9 food 81 flowers 16
Graybark Grape Vitis cinerea keystone caterpillars 51 hosts 8 food 92 flowers 8
Fox Grape Vitis labrusca keystone caterpillars 49 hosts 8 food 79 flowers 9
Canyon Wild Grape Vitis arizonica keystone caterpillars 43 hosts 8 food 70 flowers 31
Mustang Grape Vitis mustangensis keystone caterpillars 43 hosts 8 food 67 flowers 5
Sand Grape Vitis rupestris caterpillars 42 hosts 8 food 65 flowers 6
Rusty Grape Vitis rufotomentosa caterpillars 42 hosts 7 food 61 flowers 6
Mapleleaf Grape Vitis acerifolia keystone caterpillars 38 hosts 5 food 53 flowers 4
Sweet Mountain Grape Vitis monticola keystone caterpillars 37 hosts 7 food 58 flowers 4
Calloose Grape Vitis shuttleworthii keystone caterpillars 32 hosts 3 food 43 flowers 5
California Wild Grape Vitis californica keystone caterpillars 16 food 29 flowers 1

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