Arizona grape | |
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Arizona grape in Icebox Canyon, Spring Mountains, southern Nevada | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Vitales |
Family: | Vitaceae |
Genus: | Vitis |
Species: | V. arizonica
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Binomial name | |
Vitis arizonica | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Vitis arizonica is a North American species of wild grape. It is a deciduous vine.
Common names for the grape are Arizona grape, canyon grape, and uva del monte.[2] It has historically been used as a food source by Indigenous peoples of the Southwest. Canyon grape can tolerate draught and cold temperatures. It grows in a variety of habitats including riparian zones and shady canyons.[3] It can hybridize with mustang grape, sweet mountain grape, and California wild grape where their ranges overlap.[4]
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