Biology:Vitis shuttleworthii

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Short description: Species of grapevine

Bear grape
V. shuttleworthii.jpg
Bear grape at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Brevard County, Florida

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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Vitis
Species:
V. shuttleworthii
Binomial name
Vitis shuttleworthii
House
Synonyms[1]

Vitis coriacea Shuttlew. ex Planch. (1887) not Michx. (1803)

Vitis shuttleworthii is a North American liana (woody vine) in the grape family commonly known as the calloose grape or bear grape (alternatively referred as calusa grape). The name refers to the group of Native American people that resided in southwest FL, the Calusa. It is native to south and central Florida, with isolated populations in southern Alabama.[2][3]

The species was first described in 1887 using the name Vitis coriacea.[4] However, this name had already been used for an Asian plant,[5] so it was necessary to coin another name of the American species, now called V. shuttleworthii.[6][2]

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Wikidata ☰ Q3017185 entry