Vitis mustangensis
Species of grapevine
| Mustang grape | |
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Conservation status | |
 Apparently Secure (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Vitales |
| Family: | Vitaceae |
| Genus: | Vitis |
| Species: | V. mustangensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Vitis mustangensis Buckley | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Vitis candicans Engelm. ex Durand | |
Vitis mustangensis, commonly known as the mustang grape, is a species of grape that is native to the southern United States. Its range includes parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma.[1][2]
Description
This woody species produces small clusters of hard green fruit that ripen into soft 3⁄4-inch (2 cm) dark purple berries between July –September.
They have a thick outer layer of flesh and on average contain four heart-shaped seeds. This variety of grape is recognized by the leaves that have a white velvet-like underside and lobed, cordate shape. These vines often cover trees, shrubs, fences and other objects that it grows near.[3]
V. mustangensis is dioecious, with only female vines bearing fruit.[4]
Culinary use
The fruit can be potentially irritating to the skin when handled, and are mildly unpleasant to eat raw because of bitterness and a high acidity content.
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. [4]
Mustang grapes have been used to make mustang wine since before the Civil War.[5]
The fruit and leaves of Mustang Grapes may also be used to dye wool.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Vitis mustangensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ "Floristic Synthesis of NA. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map" (png). bonap.net. BONAP. 2004-02-11. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ Lynch, Daniel. Native and Naturalized Woody Plants of Austin and the Hill Country. Saint Edward's University, 1981, p. 95.
- ^ a b "Wild Harvest: Texas' Bounty of Native Fruits|| TPW magazine|August/September 2013". tpwmagazine.com. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ C. Allan Jones, Texas Roots: Agriculture and Rural Life Before the Civil War, College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, 2005, pp. 148-149 [1]
- ^ Tull, Delena. Edible and Useful Plants of Texas and the Southwest: A Practical Guide. University of Texas Press, 1987, pp. 206-208.
External links
Media related to Vitis mustangensis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Vitis mustangensis at Wikispecies- Aggie-horticulture.edu, Texas Native Shrubs — Vitis mustangensis (Mustang Grape)
- Natives of Texas.com: Mustang Grape (Vitis mustangensis)
- UTexas.edu: Image archive of Vitis mustangensis (Mustang Grape)
- Flora of North America: Vitis mustangensis
- Plants of the World Online: Vitis mustangensis
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Vitis (grape) species
- V. acerifolia,
- V. adenoclada,
- V. aestivalis,
- V. amurensis,
- V. × andersonii,
- V. arizonica,
- V. balansana,
- V. barbata,
- V. bashanica,
- V. bellula,
- V. berlandieri,
- V. betulifolia,
- V. biformis,
- V. blancoi,
- V. bloodworthiana,
- V. bourgaeana,
- V. × bourquina,
- V. bryoniifolia,
- V. californica,
- V. × champinii,
- V. chunganensis,
- V. chungii,
- V. cinerea,
- V. coignetiae,
- V. davidii,
- V. × doaniana,
- V. erythrophylla,
- V. fengqinensis,
- V. ficifolia,
- V. flexuosa,
- V. girdiana,
- V. hancockii,
- V. heyneana,
- V. hui,
- V. jacquemontii,
- V. jaegeriana,
- V. jinggangensis,
- V. Kelungensis,
- V. labrusca,
- V. lanceolatifoliosa,
- V. lincecumii,
- V. longquanensis,
- V. luochengensis,
- V. menghaiensis,
- V. mengziensis,
- V. monticola,
- V. mustangensis,
- V. nesbittiana,
- V. × novae-angliae,
- V. palmata,
- V. peninsularis,
- V. piasezkii,
- V. pilosonerva,
- V. popenoei,
- V. pseudoreticulata,
- V. retordii,
- V. riparia,
- V. romanetii,
- V. rotundifolia,
- V. rupestris,
- V. ruyuanensis,
- V. shenxiensis,
- V. shuttleworthii,
- V. silvestrii,
- V. sinocinerea,
- V. × slavinii,
- V. tiliifolia,
- V. treleasei,
- V. tsoii,
- V. vinifera,
- V. vulpina,
- V. wenchouensis,
- V. wilsoniae,
- V. wuhanensis,
- V. xunyangensis,
- V. Yeshanensis,
- V. yunnanensis,
- V. zhejiang-adstricta
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