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Vitis vinifera

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Vitis vinifera, the common grape vine, is a species of flowering plant native to the Mediterranean region, Central Europe, and southwestern Asia, ranging from Morocco and Portugal north to southern Germany and east to northern Iran. As of 2012, between five thousand and ten thousand varieties of Vitis vinifera grapes had been described, though only a few are of commercial significance for wine and table grape production. 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 2

Relationship to People

Farmed or Commercially Raised 1

Living or Extinct

Yes 3

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G4 Apparently Secure 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Vitis vinifera 3

Conservation Status

Least Concern 1

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Vitis vinifera (Wikidata)

In Biome

Source Plants For A Future: Vitis vinifera

Temperate Forest

Source Plants For A Future: Vitis vinifera

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Sources

1. Vitis vinifera (Wikipedia)

lead sentence (diet), EntityId 410205
Vitis vinifera, the common grape vine, is a species of flowering plant, native to the Mediterranean region, Central Europe, and southwestern Asia, from Morocco and Portugal north to southern Germany and east to northern Iran.
Human use: farmed-commercially-raised
which is cultivated on every continent except for Antarctica, and in all the major wine regions of the world.
Infobox: status
LC

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. Vitis vinifera (Wikidata)

Wikidata

Wikidata Q30046 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
Child Taxon Of: Vitales, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Vitis vinifera

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G4"

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5. 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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Plants For A Future: Vitis vinifera

Plants For A Future

In Biome: Riparian Zone, Habitats
Riversides and damp woods ... Grows on the banks of the Thames at Kew in Britain
In Biome: Temperate Forest, Habitats
Riversides and damp woods ... Grows on the banks of the Thames at Kew in Britain

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