Muscadine Grape (Vitis rotundifolia)

Family: Vitaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Irregular or sprawling, Spreading or horizontal, Variable height, Variable spread.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries, Leaves

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pleasant musky flavour. — Fruit - raw or dried for winter use.; Thick-skinned with a pleasant musky flavour.; Pleasant to eat raw, the fruit is excellent in jellies, pies etc.; The fruit is up to 25mm in diameter and is produced in small bunches.

Habitat & North American Range

Woods, thickets, sandhills and shores. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)