| Description | River Bank Grape (Vitis riparia) is an aggressive native vine producing grapes that are a source of food for birds and animals. Also known as Frost Grape. |
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| Plant Type | Site author's observations, woody vines |
| Hardiness Zone | 3 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, shaded |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | forest edges, forests, meadows and fields, shores of rivers or lakes, in my opinion just about anywhere |
| Flowers | greenish yellow, borne on dropping panicles |
| Fruit | blue to black, fleshy, acidic, tart, has seeds |
| Leaves | simple, alternate, lobed, usually sharp teeth on the margins, can have yellow fall color |
| Stems | a vine, on old plants the base stem can reach over 5 inches in diameter, bark can exfoliate |
| Roots | tap root |
| Dimensions | over 50 feet in length |
| Propagation | seeds. cuttings |
| Native Site | Native to North America. |
| Misc Facts | Vitis stands for grapes and riparia is river banks. |
| Author's Notes | As a landscaper I have removed untold feet of this aggressive vine from properties. I have sampled the fruit and find it very tart with seeds. |
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