Vitis rupestris

Classification	Dicots
Family	Vitaceae
Family (Traditional)	Vitaceae
Genus	Vitis
Species:	Vitis rupestris Scheele
Common Name	Sand Grape
Growth Habit	vine - liana
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: vine - liana; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaflet Margins: dentate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: Yes; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	8
Status	Native; AGCP (UPL), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[S1] KY[S2] (State Rank); G3 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Cumberland (KY), Laurel (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Montgomery (TN), Warren (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, HTTU, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1881 - 2012

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100707338	Cumberland	Kentucky		Deborah White	EKY Vitis rupestris
31234100707353	Pulaski	Kentucky		Max E. Medley	EKY Vitis rupestris
TENN-V-0210200	Davidson	Tennessee		A. Gattinger	TENN Vitis rupestris
APSC0040545	Montgomery	Tennessee	29 Apr 2010		APSC Vitis rupestris
APSC0078900	Warren	Tennessee			APSC Vitis rupestris
APSC0073265	Pulaski	Kentucky	07 May 1987	Max Medley	APSC Vitis rupestris
31234100707320	Laurel	Kentucky		Max E. Medley	EKY Vitis rupestris
N/A	Rockcastle	Kentucky		Tara R. Littlefield	EKY Vitis rupestris
31234100707346	Pulaski	Kentucky		Max E. Medley	EKY Vitis rupestris
31234100746005	Pulaski	Kentucky		Tara R. Littlefield	EKY Vitis rupestris
APSC0000064	Davidson	Tennessee	10 Jun 1881	A Gattinger 14513	APSC Vitis rupestris
APSC0020278	Montgomery	Tennessee	04 Oct 2012	Mason Brock with APSU field botany class 295	APSC Vitis rupestris
APSC0078899	White	Tennessee			APSC Vitis rupestris
31234100746013	Pulaski	Kentucky		Tara R. Littlefield	EKY Vitis rupestris
APSC0085942	Pulaski	Kentucky			APSC Vitis rupestris
APSC0085945	Pulaski	Kentucky			APSC Vitis rupestris
APSC0085951	Laurel	Kentucky			APSC Vitis rupestris
APSC0085947	Pulaski	Kentucky			APSC Vitis rupestris
APSC0085946	Laurel	Kentucky			APSC Vitis rupestris
APSC0085950	Pulaski	Kentucky			APSC Vitis rupestris
APSC0000066	Davidson	Tennessee	1880	A Gattinger 14501	APSC Vitis rupestris
APSC0085949	Laurel	Kentucky			APSC Vitis rupestris
APSC0085953	Pulaski	Kentucky			APSC Vitis rupestris
APSC0078898	White	Tennessee			APSC Vitis rupestris
N/A	Rockcastle	Kentucky		Tara R. Littlefield	EKY Vitis rupestris
APSC0000063	Davidson	Tennessee	July [no year]	A Gattinger 460A	APSC Vitis rupestris
APSC0112725	Montgomery	Tennessee			APSC Vitis rupestris
APSC0000062	White	Tennessee	25 Jul 2010	Dwayne Estes 11715	APSC Vitis rupestris
HTTU029511	DeKalb	Tennessee			HTTU Vitis rupestris
APSC0085944	Pulaski	Kentucky			APSC Vitis rupestris
N/A	Rockcastle	Kentucky		Tara R. Littlefield	EKY Vitis rupestris
APSC0085948	Pulaski	Kentucky			APSC Vitis rupestris
APSC0085943	Pulaski	Kentucky			APSC Vitis rupestris

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