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river-bank grape

European grape

Vitis riparia

Vitis vinifera

Flowering time May-July June-July
Habitat Moist to wet disturbed areas. Forest edge, fields, and other disturbed areas where escaping from cultivation.
Distribution
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east to Idaho; native to central and eastern North America.
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Occurring in scattered locations on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to the Willamette Valley in western Oregon, also in Columbia River Gorge and Hells Canyon.
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Origin Introduced from eastern United States Introduced from Europe
Conservation status Not of concern Not of concern
Sibling taxa
V. labrusca, V. vinifera
V. labrusca, V. riparia
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