Coyote grape | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Vitales |
Family: | Vitaceae |
Genus: | Vitis |
Species: | V. girdiana
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Binomial name | |
Vitis girdiana |
Vitis girdiana is as species of wild grape known as the desert wild grape, coyote grape, or valley grape.[1] It is native to southern California in the United States and to Baja California in Mexico.[1][2][3][4]
Vitis girdiana is a woody vine with a coating of woolly hairs, especially on new growth. The woolly leaves are heart-shaped to kidney-shaped with toothed edges and sometimes shallow lobes. The inflorescence is a panicle of unisexual flowers. The fruit is a spherical black grape usually not more than 8 millimeters wide.[2]
It grows in canyon and streambank habitat in hills and mountains of the region.[2]
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