| Common Name |
Southern California Grape, Desert Wild Grape |
| Latin Name |
Vitis girdiana |
| Native Habitat |
Southern California from 0 to 4,000 feet |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, moist or dry |
| Water |
Twice per month |
| Height X Width |
Maximum 9 feet X 30 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Green hairy deciduous leaves |
| Garden Suitability |
Thornless, Butterfly, Songbird, Ethnobotanical |
| Ornamental Value |
White flowers in spring, blue fruit in summer, ground
cover |
| Nature Value |
Flowers attract nectar loving insects, wildlife eat
fruit |
| Native American Uses |
Grapes eaten raw or cooked, grapes cooked in stews, dried
into raisins, made into wine, young tendrils eaten |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=8322 |
| Images and data |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitis_girdiana |
|
Images and data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=VIGI2 |
| Data |
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Vitis+girdiana |
| Nursery, images, and
data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/plants/vitis-girdiana |
| Distribution |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=8322 |
