Friday Focus on Fruit: Florida Native Plant MUSCADINE {GRAPE} (Vitis rotundifolia)

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Friday Focus on Fruit: Florida Native Plant MUSCADINE {GRAPE} (Vitis rotundifolia)

Looks like it is time to kick my shoes off and jump into the vat.

Quick growing deciduous vine that will cover a fence (and anything else in its path). It is very aggressive, but provides for wildlife in the form of food and EXCELLENT cover, so worth the effort to keep it in check. Can be used to make wreaths. Dioecious so you’ll need both male and female plants to produce fruit.

Berries contain several seeds so while tasty, they do require some effort (see how far you can spit the seeds). Better for use in jelly or wine.

Bloom photo: https://whatfloridanativeplantisbloomingtoday.wordpress.com/2014/05/11/muscadine-grape-vitis-rotundifolia-2/

Learn: http://www.fgga.org/growing-muscadine-grapes-in-florida/

Native American Ethnobotany for this genus: http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=Vitis+rotundifolia

Where does it grow in Florida? http://www.florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=2026

My take: https://floridawildlifegardentails.wordpress.com/2019/03/02/the-good-in-grapevines/

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