Creeping grape is a wild grapevine native to much of Asia, with small, glossy, nearly triangular leaves and pea-sized black grapes. It is not one of the native grapes of the US, so you won't find it growing wild here.
Appearance
- Growth form
- A slender-stemmed, deciduous climbing vine. Male and female flowers grow on separate plants.
- Leaves
- Leaves are about 1½–4 in (4–10 cm) long and 2 in (5 cm) wide, thin but firm, toothed, and shiny and hairless on top. Their shape ranges from triangular to broadly egg-shaped.
- Fruit
- Small, round black grapes about the size of a pea.
Where it lives
- Range
- Native to a huge stretch of Asia: the Himalaya and India, much of China, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan.
Conservation
- IUCN Red List
- NENot EvaluatedNot yet assessed
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