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Vitis mustangensis

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Vitis mustangensis, commonly known as the mustang grape, is a species of grape in the family Vitaceae native to the southern United States. Its range covers parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma. It is a woody vine that produces small clusters of fruit, ripening into dark purple berries about three quarters of an inch across during summer and early fall. NatureServe rates the species as Apparently Secure. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Eaten or Drunk by People 1
Relationship to People
Source of Dye 2
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G4 Apparently Secure 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Scientific Name
Vitis mustangensis 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Vitales, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Vitis mustangensis

In Biome

Temperate Forest, Biomes
Source Plants For A Future: Vitis mustangensis
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Armenia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Vitis mustangensis (Wikipedia)
  • Wikidata Q138120 (P225 taxon name)
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 412899
    Vitis mustangensis, commonly known as the mustang grape, is a species of grape that is native to the southern United States.
  • article text (habitat realm), EntityId 412899
    These vines often cover trees, shrubs, fences and other objects that it grows near.
  • Edible use
    This grape has a list of culinary use as jelly, pie-filling, wine and grape juice, all of which are typically processed with heat and sweetened with sugar.
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2. Plants For A Future: Vitis mustangensis
Plants For A Future
  • Edible Uses
    Fruit - raw, cooked or dried for winter use[105, 161, 177].
  • Other Uses (Dye)
    A yellow dye is obtained from the fresh or dried leaves[168].
  • In Biome: Temperate Forest, Habitats
    Rich damp woodland soils ... often on limestone
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3. NatureServe Explorer: Vitis mustangensis
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G4"
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Vitaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12549
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12549
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Rhamnales","family":"Vitaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Grapes","language":"EN"},{"name":"Lianas leñosas","language":"ES"},{"name":"Vignes, lianes","language":"FR"},{"name":"葡萄科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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5. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Vitis mustangensis
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory record
Quote, iucnRedListCategory record
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Vitis mustangensis
Child Taxon Of: Vitales, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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