Vitis monticola, commonly known as mountain grape, or sweet mountain grape, is a North American species of wild grape native to Texas. It is important to grape growers for its resistance to drought; a quality exploited both genetically in hybridization, and in grafting.
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Is it poisonous?
Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole genus. Potentially toxic to dogs, although the precise mechanism is not fully understood. See grape and raisin toxicity in dogs Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Vitis berlandieri — considered toxic
- Vitis acerifolia — considered toxic
- Vitis arizonica — considered toxic
- Vitis vulpina — considered toxic
- Vitis rupestris — considered toxic
- Vitis rotundifolia — considered toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Vitales
- Family
- Vitaceae
- Genus
- Vitis
- Species
- Vitis monticola
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