Vitis riparia Michx.

The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of U.S. A.
Vitaceae Vitis riparia Michx.
det.M. Nee, 2011
WISCONSIN, Richland Co., 3 miles SE of center of
Richland Center.
T 10 N; R 1 E; SEVa SEVa Sect. 26.
43°18’32”N, 90°20WW. alt. 230 m.
Woody vine in small trees of Acer negundo and a few Celtis
occidentalism and formerly Ulmus americana (all have died
over time from Dutch elm disease), which grew up in a
gully on gentle W-facing slope, surrounded by agricultural
fields. StemsCcm in diameter; bark brown, slightly reddish
brown, finely furrowed and stringy. Cut stems with clear
tasteless watery liquid dripping freely at first when held
erect; stems later exuding a clear gelatinous substance, this
hardening and turning dark brown within a day. Flowers
yellow-green, pleasantly flagrant.
Voucher for wood specimen, MADw, from the largest
stems near the base.
Coll.: M. Nee 57959
5 June 2011
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