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Vitis vinifera L.

Grape-Vine

Vitaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Vitaceae (Grape family)
Genus: Vitis (Grapevine)

Synonyms

Vitis vinifera
Cissus vinifera
Vitis laciniosa
Vitis sylvestris
Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris
Vitis vinifera var. apyrena
Vitis vinifera var. laciniosa
Vitis vinifera var. sylvestris

Related species

Vitis vinifera L. - Grape-Vine

Traits


    Liana, climbing up to 10 m high, climbing with shoot tendrils, tendrils without adhesive pads. flowers: ⚥ or unisexual. fruits: berries, 6–25 mm long, greenish to yellowish or bluish to violet, mostly 2‑seeded, mature with a sweet taste. seeds: pear-shaped, 5–8 mm lo...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Vitis vinifera

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Vitis vinifera

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Vitis vinifera

Vitis vinifera

Status

  • archaeophyte

Habitat

  • forests, shrubbery, ruderal vegetation

  • in moist to wet, periodically flooded habitats

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