Quercus

Muscadine

Vitis rotundifolia

Native to South Carolina (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

65CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Vitis

  • 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
  • Alypia octomaculataEight-Spot Forester, 8-Spot Forester
  • Alypia wittfeldiiWittfeld's Forester Moth
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  • 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
  • Eumorpha vitisVine Sphinx
  • Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
  • 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"
  • Neargyractis slossonalisDimorphic Leafcutter Moth
  • 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
  • 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
  • Cacotherapia unipuncta
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
10BeesSoutheastern regional records
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)
1AntsRecorded seed interactions
  • Pogonomyrmex badius

Pogonomyrmex badius: Seed predation.

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

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Vitaceae
Hardiness
Zones 5a–9b
Soil pH
Acidic to alkaline
Flower color
Yellow, green or white
Growth rate
Moderate
Growth habit
Several stems
Foliage color
Green
Fruit begins
Summer
Fruit ends
Fall

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

Growing sources and scope
  • Bloom · “Late spring” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Flower color · “Yellow, green or white” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
  • Foliage color · “Green” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Fruit begins · “Summer” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Fruit ends · “Fall” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Growth habit · “Several stems” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Growth rate · “Moderate” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Hardiness · “Zones 5a–9b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
  • Height · “About 30 feet” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Leaves · “Deciduous” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
  • Life cycle · “Woody perennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
  • Light · “Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
  • Soil · “Moist; Occasionally dry” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
  • Soil pH · “Acidic to alkaline” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Also known as

Vitis rotundifolia; grape

Conservation status

South Carolina rankNot available
Global rankG5
SC statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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