Wild Grape

4/14/2014 Lauderhill
Finally, I saw the opened flower!
とうとう花を見た！

11/7/2009 Hampton Pines Park, North Lauderdale

Wild Grape / Southern Fox Grape /Muscadine Grape
= Vitis rotundifolia

Family: Vitaceae

High climbing woody vine with stems to
50 feet or more.
Purple berry is edible and tasty, eaten by Deer, 
Black Bear, Raccoon, Squirrel and Opossum.

Human also eat this, make jellies, jams, juice and wine.

9/2/2012 Hampton Pines Park, North Lauderdale

I missed to see the purple berries last Fall, 
but I found the buds, I'll try to
catch the flowers, too!
秋には実をさがしたけど見えなかった。
でも花のツボミを見つけた、もうすぐ咲いたら
逃さないように花を見てみたい。

2/27/2013 Verona View, Plantation