Vitaceae

California wild grape

Vitis californica Benth.

Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Vitis

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: كرمة كاليفورنية
arz: كرمه كاليفورنيه
Chinese: 加利福尼亚葡萄, 加州葡萄
English: California wild grape
Persian: انگور کالیفرنیا

Characteristics

Growth habit: Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: S. Rae from Scotland, UK, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: tanafrancisco, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Eddie Hwang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brent robinson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Josh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Josh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: L. Ruiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.