Vitaceae

Mustang grape

Vitis mustangensis Buckley

Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Vitis

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Mustang grape (Vitis mustangensis) — FlowerPhoto: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

arz: فيتيس موستانجنسيس
Chinese: 白背叶葡萄
English: Mustang grape

Synonyms

Vitis candicans Engelm. ex A.Gray
Vitis candicans var. diversa L.H.Bailey
Vitis mustangensis var. diversa (L.H.Bailey) Shinners
Vitis vinifera var. candicans (Engelm. ex A.Gray) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: March to April (from 62 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicole, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Nicole, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ddal, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: ashleyrsteel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Al Kordesch, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Evelyn Lazzaretti 🏳️‍⚧️, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: natgrace18, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.