Vitaceae FAMILY
Vitis labrusca
Vitis labrusca
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Vitis labrusca is a Deciduous Climber up to 15.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEastern N. America - Maine to S. Carolina and Tennessee. Locally naturalized in Europe[ 50 Title Flora Europaea Publication Author ? Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1964 ISBN - Description An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader. ].
HabitatWet or dry thickets and woodland borders[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ].