| Calusa grape
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| Vitis shuttleworthii
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| Vitaceae
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Landscape Uses:
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Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. |
Ecological Restoration Notes: |
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| Availability: |
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Rarely grown by native plant nurseries. |
| Description: |
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High climbing woody vine. |
| Height: |
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N/A; vine with stems to 20 feet or more in length. |
| Growth Rate: |
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Moderate. |
| Range: |
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Miami-Dade and Collier counties north to Flagler, Marion and Citrus counties. |
| Habitats: |
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Moist forests and pinelands. |
| Soils: |
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Moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, with humusy top layer. |
| Nutritional Requirements: |
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Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive. |
| Salt Water Tolerance: |
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Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water. |
| Salt Wind Tolerance: |
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Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation. |
| Drought Tolerance: |
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Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established. |
| Light Requirements: |
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Full sun to light shade. |
| Flower Color: |
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Greenish. |
| Flower Characteristics: |
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Inconspicuous. |
| Flowering Season: |
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Spring. |
| Fruit: |
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Berry. Edible. |
| Wildlife and Ecology: |
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Animals eat the berries. |
| Horticultural Notes: |
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Can be grown from de-pulped seed, and from cuttings with difficulty. |
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