Common Grapevine vs rock grape

Vitis vinifera compared with Vitis rupestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Grapevine	rock grape
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order same	Vitales (Vitales)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family same	Vitaceae	Vitaceae
Genus same	Vitis	Vitis
Species	Vitis vinifera	Vitis rupestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Grapevine and rock grape share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Vitis.

Conservation Status

Common Grapevine

NE — Not Evaluated

rock grape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Grapevine	rock grape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Grapevine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan, Yemen), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

rock grape

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Common Grapevine

<em>Vitis vinifera</em>, commonly known as the common grapevine, is a woody climbing vine belonging to the genus Vitis within the family Vitaceae. This species occupies diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions and has one of the widest cultivated distributions of any plant species. Its range spans Africa, Asia including India, Taiwan, and Yemen, twenty-two European countries, North America, five Oceanian territories, and five South American nations. Common grapevine is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The species is of enormous agricultural and cultural significance, being the primary source of wine grapes cultivated globally for millennia. Wild populations typically colonize woodland edges and scrubland. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇷🇴 Romania 🇪🇸 Spain 🇬🇧 United Kingdom