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Vitis labrusca (Fox grape) is a species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
 of grape
Grape

File:Table grapes on white.jpgA grape is the non-Climacteric #In_botany fruit that grows on the Perennial plant and deciduous woody vines of the genus Vitis....
 native to the eastern United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. It is the source of many grape cultivar
Cultivar

A cultivar is a cultivated plant that has been selected and given a unique name because of its decorative or useful characteristics; it is usually distinct from similar plants and when Plant propagation it retains those characteristics....
s, including Concord grape
Concord grape

Concord grapes are a cultivar derived from the grape species Vitis labrusca which are used as table grapes, wine grapes and juice grapes....
s. It is characteristic of this vine to have tendrils
Tendril

In botany, a tendril is a specialized Plant stem, leaf or Petiole with a threadlike shape that is used by climbing plants for support and attachment, generally by twining around whatever it touches....
 form on every node of the cane (alternated with clusters). This is in contrast to the European wine grape Vitis vinifera
Vitis vinifera

For the town in Australia, see Vinifera, VictoriaVitis vinifera is a species of Vitis, native to the Mediterranean Basin, central Europe, and southwestern Asia, from Morocco and Spain north to southern Germany and east to northern Iran....
. The characteristic "foxy" musk of V. labrusca is best known to most people through the Concord grape
Concord grape

Concord grapes are a cultivar derived from the grape species Vitis labrusca which are used as table grapes, wine grapes and juice grapes....
.


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Vitis labrusca (Fox grape) is a species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
 of grape
Grape

File:Table grapes on white.jpgA grape is the non-Climacteric #In_botany fruit that grows on the Perennial plant and deciduous woody vines of the genus Vitis....
 native to the eastern United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. It is the source of many grape cultivar
Cultivar

A cultivar is a cultivated plant that has been selected and given a unique name because of its decorative or useful characteristics; it is usually distinct from similar plants and when Plant propagation it retains those characteristics....
s, including Concord grape
Concord grape

Concord grapes are a cultivar derived from the grape species Vitis labrusca which are used as table grapes, wine grapes and juice grapes....
s. It is characteristic of this vine to have tendrils
Tendril

In botany, a tendril is a specialized Plant stem, leaf or Petiole with a threadlike shape that is used by climbing plants for support and attachment, generally by twining around whatever it touches....
 form on every node of the cane (alternated with clusters). This is in contrast to the European wine grape Vitis vinifera
Vitis vinifera

For the town in Australia, see Vinifera, VictoriaVitis vinifera is a species of Vitis, native to the Mediterranean Basin, central Europe, and southwestern Asia, from Morocco and Spain north to southern Germany and east to northern Iran....
. The characteristic "foxy" musk of V. labrusca is best known to most people through the Concord grape
Concord grape

Concord grapes are a cultivar derived from the grape species Vitis labrusca which are used as table grapes, wine grapes and juice grapes....
.

Important cultivars derived from Vitis labrusca

  • Concord grape
    Concord grape

    Concord grapes are a cultivar derived from the grape species Vitis labrusca which are used as table grapes, wine grapes and juice grapes....
     - largest cultivar, estimated at 80% of labrusca production
  • Catawba grape
    Catawba (grape)

    Catawba grapes were introduced to wine-growers in the 1800s by Major John Adlum of Georgetown, Washington, D.C., D.C.. Grown predominantly on the East Coast of the United States, this purplish-red grape has a rather sweet flavor....
  • Delaware grape
  • Niagara grape
    Niagara grape

    Niagara grapes are a variety of the North American grape species Vitis labrusca and are used as table grapes and for wines, as well as jams and juice....


Warning


Appearances can be deceptive. Fox grapes look very similar to Canadian Moonseed
Canadian Moonseed

Menispermum canadense is a flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae, native to eastern North America, from southern Canada south to northern Florida, and from the Atlantic coast west to South Dakota and Texas....
 (Menispermum canadense). The berries of the Canada Moonseed contain poisons which can prove fatal if eaten in substantial quantities. Before consuming any wild grapes it is vitally important to check that they are not Menispermum canadense. Wrong identification may have serious consequences.

See also

  • List of grape varieties
    List of grape varieties

    This is a list of varieties of cultivated grapes, whether used for wine, or eating as a Table grape, fresh or dried .The term "grape varieties" actually refers to cultivars rather than variety according to the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants, because they are propagated by cuttings and may have unstable reproductive prop...


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