Vitaceae FAMILY
Vitis vinifera
Vitis vinifera
Edibility
5/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Vitis vinifera is a vigorous, deciduous, climbing shrub producing woody stems that can be 15 - 20 metres long. The plant attaches itself to the surrounding vegetation by means of coiled tendrils. A widely grown and very popular fruit throughout the world, the plant also has a range of other edible and medicinal uses as well as supplying dyes, oil, cream of tartar and wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeSouthern and central Europe east to central Asia and northern Iran
HabitatRiversides and damp woods[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. Grows on the banks of the Thames at Kew in Britain[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].