Muscadine

Vitis rotundifolia

''Vitis rotundifolia'', or muscadine, is a grapevine species native to the southeastern and south-central United States from Florida to Delaware, west to eastern Texas and Oklahoma. In a natural setting, muscadines are important plants for improving wildlife habitat by providing cover, browse, and fruit for a wide variety of animals.
Unripe Muscadine Fruit (Vitis rotundifolia) This vine has been growing in my backyard for decades now, I'm sure. The fruit is usually ripe by mid-August to late-September, depending on conditions. I checked the vines this morning, and some fruits have already begun turning pink. They will be a dark purple to black when ripe.

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Appearance

Muscadine berries range from bronze to dark purple to black in color when ripe. However, many wild varieties stay green through maturity. Muscadines have skin sufficiently thick and tough that eating the raw fruit is similar to eating a plum and may be an acquired taste. Muscadines are typically used in making artisan wines, juice, and jelly. They are rich sources of polyphenols.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderVitales
FamilyVitaceae
GenusVitis
SpeciesV. rotundifolia