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Frost Grape

Vitis vulpina

In the Carolinas and Georgia, found in forests and woodlands, primarily upland, but also in bottomlands. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Carolinas & Georgia edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Native to Arkansas. How scores work Is it native here?

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Height
About 83 feet
Light
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil moisture
Somewhat dry to moist
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At a glance

Life cycle
Woody perennial
Leaves
Deciduous
Bloom
May to June
Fruiting season
July to November

Not yet recorded · Spread

Recorded in 46 Arkansas counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

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Forests and woodlands

Forest or woodland where the source does not say how moist or dry.

Floodplain and bottomland forests

Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.

All habitats

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Arkansas. Shared habitat, not food. 147 animals.

All wildlife of Arkansas

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

69CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AR

Genus host records with ranges including AR · Vitis

  • Abagrotis anchocelioidesBlueberry Budworm Moth
  • Abagrotis cupidaCupid Dart
  • Abagrotis magnicupidaOne-Dotted Dart
  • Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
  • Achatia distinctaDistinct Quaker
  • Acoloithus falsariusClemens' False Skeletonizer Moth
  • Acronicta oblinitaSmeared Dagger
  • Agnorisma badinodisPale-Banded Dart
  • Agrotis ipsilonIpsilon Dart, Black Cutworm, Greasy Cutworm
  • Agrotis vetustaOld Man Dart
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  • Alypia octomaculataEight-Spot Forester, 8-Spot Forester
  • Amphion floridensisNessus Sphinx
  • Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
  • Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus Moth
  • Apantesis argeArge Tiger Moth
  • Archips argyrospilaFruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
  • Argyrotaenia velutinanaRed-Banded Leafroller Moth, Jack Pine Tube Moth
  • Cenopis directanaChokecherry Leafroller Moth
  • Cenopis reticulatanaReticulated Fruitworm Moth
  • Cerastis tenebriferaReddish Speckled Dart
  • Darapsa myronVirginia Creeper Sphinx
  • Deidamia inscriptumLettered Sphinx
  • Desmia funeralisGrape Leaffolder Moth
  • Dyspteris abortivariaThe Bad-Wing, Badwing
  • Enyo lugubrisMournful Sphinx
  • Episimus argutanaSumac Leaftier
  • Estigmene acreaSalt Marsh Moth, Acrea Moth
  • Euclidia cuspideaToothed Somberwing
  • Eudryas grataBeautiful Wood-Nymph
  • Eudryas unioPearly Wood-Nymph
  • Eulithis diversilineataLesser Grapevine Looper Moth
  • Eulithis gracilineataGreater Grapevine Looper
  • Eumorpha achemonAchemon Sphinx
  • Eumorpha intermediaIntermediate Sphinx
  • Eumorpha pandorusPandorus Sphinx, Pandora Sphinx
  • Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
  • Euxoa messoriaReaper Dart, Darksided Cutworm, Dark-Sided Cutworm
  • Feltia jaculiferaDingy Cutworm
  • Geina periscelidactylaGrape Plume Moth
  • Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock Moth, Pale Tiger Moth
  • Harrisina americanaGrapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth
  • Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
  • Hyles lineataWhite-Lined Sphinx
  • Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
  • Lacinipolia meditataThe Thinker
  • Lacinipolia renigeraBristly Ground Cat, Bristly Cutworm Moth, Kidney Spotted "Mamestra"
  • Paonias myopsSmall-Eyed Sphinx
  • Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
  • Papilio glaucusEastern Tiger Swallowtail
  • Paralobesia viteanaAmerican Vine Moth, Grape Berry Moth
  • Paranthrene tabaniformisDusky Clearwing
  • Phyllocnistis vitifoliellaGrape Serpentine Leafminer
  • Phyllodesma americanaLappet Moth, American Lappet Moth, Southern Lappet Moth
  • Platynota idaeusalisTufted Apple-Bud Moth
  • Platynota stultanaOmnivorous Leafroller
  • Psychomorpha epimenisGrapevine Epimenis
  • Pyrrharctia isabellaIsabella Tiger Moth, Banded Woolybear
  • Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Fruitworm Moth, Sulfur Leafroller, False Yellow-Head
  • Sphecodina abbottiiAbbott's Sphinx
  • Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
  • Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
  • Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
  • Vanessa carduiPainted Lady, Cosmopolite
  • Vitacea polistiformisGrape Root Borer Moth
  • Vitacea scepsiformisVirginia Creeper Clearwing, Lesser Grape Root Borer
  • Xestia c-nigrumSpotted Cut-Worm, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Lesser Black-letter Dart
  • Xestia smithiiSmith's Dart
  • Cacotherapia unipuncta
  • Platynota nigrocervina
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
10BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Vitis

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
33BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Vitis

  • Bombycilla cedrorumCedar Waxwing
  • Turdus migratoriusAmerican Robin
  • Agelaius phoeniceusRed-winged Blackbird
  • Aix sponsaWood Duck
  • Aphelocoma californicaCalifornia Scrub-Jay
  • Bonasa umbellusRuffed Grouse
  • Callipepla californicaCalifornia Quail
  • Cardinalis cardinalisNorthern Cardinal
  • Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
  • Catharus minimus/bicknelliGray-cheeked/Bicknell's Thrush
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  • Catharus ustulatusSwainson's Thrush
  • Corvus brachyrhynchosAmerican Crow
  • Cyanocitta stelleriSteller's Jay
  • Dryobates pubescensDowny Woodpecker
  • Empidonax flaviventrisYellow-bellied Flycatcher
  • Hylocichla mustelinaWood Thrush
  • Melanerpes carolinusRed-bellied Woodpecker
  • Melanerpes erythrocephalusRed-headed Woodpecker
  • Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
  • Molothrus aterBrown-headed Cowbird
  • Patagioenas fasciataBand-tailed Pigeon
  • Pipilo maculatusSpotted Towhee
  • Sialia currucoidesMountain Bluebird
  • Sialia mexicanaWestern Bluebird
  • Sitta carolinensisWhite-breasted Nuthatch
  • Sturnus vulgarisEuropean Starling
  • Tyrannus tyrannusEastern Kingbird
  • Vireo flavifronsYellow-throated Vireo
  • Vireo gilvusWarbling Vireo
  • Vireo olivaceusRed-eyed Vireo
  • Vireo solitariusBlue-headed Vireo
  • Zenaida asiaticaWhite-winged Dove
  • Zonotrichia atricapillaGolden-crowned Sparrow
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Vitaceae
Hardiness
Zones 5a–10b
Soil pH
Acidic to alkaline
Flower color
Yellow or white
Growth rate
Moderate
Growth habit
Several stems
Foliage color
Green
Fruit begins
July
Fruit ends
November

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Winter Grape

Conservation status

Arkansas rankSNR
Global rankG5
AR statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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