Red Grape
Vitis palmata
Found in floodplain forests, riverbanks. FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you
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Native to Florida. How scores work Is it native here?
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- Height
- About 30 feet
- Light
- Partial shade, Full shade, Full sun
- Soil moisture
- Moist to wet
At a glance
- Bloom
- June
- Fruiting season
- Late July to October
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Not yet recorded · Spread · Life cycle · Leaves
Recorded in 6 Florida counties.
Habitats
Floodplain and bottomland forests; streams, rivers and their banks.
Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there. All habitats
Ecological relationships
Who uses this plant?
66CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL
Genus host records with ranges including FL · Vitis
- Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
- Achatia distinctaDistinct Quaker
- Acoloithus falsariusClemens' False Skeletonizer Moth
- Acoloithus rectariusUpright Acoloithus Moth
- Acronicta oblinitaSmeared Dagger
- Agrotis ipsilonIpsilon Dart, Black Cutworm, Greasy Cutworm
- Agrotis vetustaOld Man Dart
- Alypia octomaculataEight-Spot Forester, 8-Spot Forester
- Alypia wittfeldiiWittfeld's Forester Moth
- Amphion floridensisNessus Sphinx
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- 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
- Episimus argutanaSumac Leaftier
- Erinnyis elloEllo Sphinx
- 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 labruscaeGaudy Sphinx
- Eumorpha pandorusPandorus Sphinx, Pandora Sphinx
- Eumorpha vitisVine Sphinx
- Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
- Feltia jaculiferaDingy Cutworm
- 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"
- Neargyractis slossonalisDimorphic Leafcutter Moth
- Paonias myopsSmall-Eyed Sphinx
- 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
- Acoloithus novaricus
- Aspilanta viticordifoliella
- Cacotherapia unipuncta
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
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
- Fruit begins
- Late July
- Fruit ends
- October
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Growing sources and scope
- Bloom · “Mid June to late June” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) (ranked first; USDA PLANTS via EOL TraitBank differs) · Carolinas and Georgia
- Fruit begins · “Late July” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
- Fruit ends · “October” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
- Height · “About 30 feet” · USDA PLANTS via EOL TraitBank · Nationwide approximate species characteristics; tolerance categories do not specify sun hours or moisture requirements
- Light · “Partial shade; Full shade; Full sun (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
- Soil · “Moist; Wet (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
Also known as
Cat Grape
Conservation status
| Florida rank | SNR |
|---|---|
| Global rank | Not available |
| FL status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- Atlas of Florida Plants
- FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Weakley), phone app (app page)
- FloraQuest: South Central (Weakley), phone app (app page)
- FloraQuest: Florida (Weakley), phone app (app page)
- FloraQuest: Northern Tier (Weakley), phone app (app page)
- NatureServe Explorer
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications