Grape (Vitis lanata)

Family: Vitaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

UPDATE 06/09/11: This name is a synonym of Vitis heyneana subsp. heyneana.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries, Leaves, Sap/Syrup

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet flavour with a blend of acid, the fruit is of good quality but slightly more sour than the cultivated grapes. — Fruit - raw or dried for winter use.; A sweet flavour with a blend of acid, the fruit is of good quality but slightly more sour than the cultivated grapes.; Rather small, about 5mm in diameter, though it is carried in bunches which makes it easier to harvest.; The fruit can be up to 11mm in diameter on wild plants in the Himalayas.

Habitat & North American Range

Found in hills to 1500 metres in the Himalayas. Moist open rocky places at elevations of 900 - 2100 metres in Nepal. (Zone 8)