Taxon: Vitis aestivalis Michx. var. bicolor Deam

Summary

Genus:

Vitis

Subgenus:

Vitis

Family:

Vitaceae

Subfamily:

Vitoideae

Nomen number:

316285

Place of publication:

Shrubs Indiana 207. 1924

Verified:

05/31/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

20 (4 active, 3 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Vitis aestivalis Michx. (48 active accession[s])
Vitis aestivalis Michx. var. aestivalis (33 active accession[s])
Vitis aestivalis Michx. var. linsecomii (Buckley) L. H. Bailey (12 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Vitis aestivalis Michx. var. argentifolia Fernald
Vitis argentifolia Munson ex L. H. Bailey

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1972. Woody plants of Maryland Note: = Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia
Dufour, R. 2006. Grapes: Organic production. ATTRA Public. 1-44. Note: as "Vitis bicolor"
Galet, P. 1988. Les vignes américaines. In: Galet, P., Cépages et vignobles de France. 2nd ed. Montpellier, France. 1:107-108. Note: = Vitis bicolor Le Conte; this study mentioned its scarce value as a progenitor for graft stock
Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
Moore, M. O. 1991. Classification and systematics of eastern North American Vitis L. (Vitaceae) north of Mexico. Sida 14:347.
Weakley, A. S. 2011. Flora of the southern and middle Atlantic states.
Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	blue grape		as Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia	1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: lists as Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia (Munson) Fernald as Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia
English	silverleaf grape		as Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia	1	Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1972. Woody plants of Maryland Note: = Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario	s.	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: lists as Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia (Munson) Fernald
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1975. Guide to the vascular flora of Illinois. Note: lists as Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia (Munson) Fernald
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa		Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1975. Guide to the vascular flora of Illinois. Note: lists as Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia (Munson) Fernald
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: lists as Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia (Munson) Fernald
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri		Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri. Note: lists as Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia (Munson) Fernald
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin		Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas Note: lists as Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia (Munson) Fernald; = V. lincecumii Buckley
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut		Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana		Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1975. Guide to the vascular flora of Illinois. Note: lists as Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia (Munson) Fernald
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts		Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan		Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1975. Guide to the vascular flora of Illinois. Note: lists as Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia (Munson) Fernald
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire		Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York		Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio		Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas Note: lists as Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia (Munson) Fernald; = V. lincecumii Buckley
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania		Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1972. Woody plants of Maryland Note: lists as Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia (Munson) Fernald
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island		Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont		Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia		Moore, M. O. 1991. Classification and systematics of eastern North American Vitis L. (Vitaceae) north of Mexico. Sida 14:347.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		Clark, R. C. 1971. The woody plants of Alabama. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 58:205. Note: lists as Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia (Munson) Fernald
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		Moore, M. O. 1991. Classification and systematics of eastern North American Vitis L. (Vitaceae) north of Mexico. Sida 14:347.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky		Moore, M. O. 1991. Classification and systematics of eastern North American Vitis L. (Vitaceae) north of Mexico. Sida 14:347.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland		Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1972. Woody plants of Maryland Note: = Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		Comeaux, B. L. et al. 1987. Taxonomic studies of the native grapes of North Carolina. Castanea 52:210. Note: lists as Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia (Munson) Fernald
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina	n.w.	Weakley, A. S. 2011. Flora of the southern and middle Atlantic states.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		Moore, M. O. 1991. Classification and systematics of eastern North American Vitis L. (Vitaceae) north of Mexico. Sida 14:347.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1972. Woody plants of Maryland Note: lists as Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia (Munson) Fernald

Native
Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Ontario (s.)]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina (n.w.), Tennessee, Virginia]

Reference(s)

Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1972. Woody plants of Maryland Note: = Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia
Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1972. Woody plants of Maryland Note: lists as Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia (Munson) Fernald
Clark, R. C. 1971. The woody plants of Alabama. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 58:205. Note: lists as Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia (Munson) Fernald
Comeaux, B. L. et al. 1987. Taxonomic studies of the native grapes of North Carolina. Castanea 52:210. Note: lists as Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia (Munson) Fernald
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas Note: lists as Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia (Munson) Fernald; = V. lincecumii Buckley
Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1975. Guide to the vascular flora of Illinois. Note: lists as Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia (Munson) Fernald
Moore, M. O. 1991. Classification and systematics of eastern North American Vitis L. (Vitaceae) north of Mexico. Sida 14:347.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: lists as Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia (Munson) Fernald
Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri. Note: lists as Vitis aestivalis var. argentifolia (Munson) Fernald
Weakley, A. S. 2011. Flora of the southern and middle Atlantic states.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=316285. Accessed 15 April 2026.