Vitis arizonica

Common Name: Canyon Grape
Oˊodham Name: U:ḍwis (U:dtwis) Audio
Group: Succulents － Desert, Desert Grassland, Madrean Woodland

Description

Vitis arizonica is a vine that twines through the branches of small tree and shrubs in the Upland subdivision of the Sonoran Desert. Its large leaves appear during the Monsoon, after which small clusters of grapes appear. It grows in moist canyons and similar locations at elevations of 2000 to 7000 ft.

Classification

Kingdom Plantae － Plants

Subkingdom Tracheobionta － Vascular plants

Superdivision Spermatophyta － Seed plants

Division Magnoliophyta － Flowering plants

Class Magnoliopsida － Dicotyledons

Subclass Rosidae

Order Rhamnales

Family Vitaceae － Grape family

Genus Vitis L. － grape

Species Vitis arizonica Engelm. － canyon grape

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