Taxon:  Vitis vinifera L. subsp. sylvestris Hegi



Summary
Genus:
Vitis
Subgenus:
Vitis
Family:
Vitaceae
Subfamily:
Vitoideae
Nomen number:
409301
Place of publication:
Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 5(1):364.  1925 "silvestris"
Comment:
authorship and place of publication verified from original literature
Verified:
01/24/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
84 (82  active, 37  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Vitis vinifera L. (215 active accession[s])
Vitis vinifera L. subsp. vinifera (1497 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Vitis sylvestris C. C. Gmel.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aradhya, M. et al. 2008. Genetic structure, differentiation, and phylogeny of the genus Vitis: implications for genetic conservation. Acta Hort. 799:43-49.
  2. Arroyo-García, R. et al. 2006. Multiple origins of cultivated grapevine (Vitis vinifera L. ssp. sativa) based on chloroplast DNA polymorphisms. Molec. Ecol. 15:3707-3714.
  3. Bailey, L. H. 1934. The species of grapes peculiar to North America. Gentes Herbarum 3:151-244. Note: = Vitis vinifera var. sylvestris
  4. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) A. Berger & Hegi; = V. sylvestris C. C. Gmel.
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) Hegi
  6. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) Beger
  7. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) Hegi
  8. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) G. Beck; = "V. silvestris" C. C. Gmel.
  9. Laoucou, V. et al. 2011. High throughput analysis of grape genetic diversity as a tool for germplasm collection management. Theor. Appl. Genet. 122:1233-1245. Note: it found to be "less diverse than the domesticated forms"
  10. Myles, S. et al. 2011. Genetic structure and domestication history of the grape. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 108:3530-3535. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1009363108.
  11. Owens, C. L. 2008. Chapter 7. Grapes. In: Hancock, J. F., ed., Temperate fruit crop breeding: germplasm to genomics 197-233.
  12. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  13. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: = Vitis sylvestris C. C. Gmel.
  14. Tröndle, D. et al. 2010. Molecular phylogeny of the genus Vitis (Vitaceae) based on plastid markers. Amer. J. Bot. 97:1168-1178.
  15. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) Hegi
  16. Zhou, Y. et al. 2017. Evolutionary genomics of grape (Vitis vinifera ssp. vinifera) domestication. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 1-6. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1709257114.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishwild grape  1Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) Beger
GermanWild-Rebe  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) Beger
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: = Vitis sylvestris C. C. Gmel.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) G. Beck; = "V. silvestris" C. C. Gmel.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) G. Beck; = "V. silvestris" C. C. Gmel.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) G. Beck; = "V. silvestris" C. C. Gmel.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) G. Beck; = "V. silvestris" C. C. Gmel.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) G. Beck; = "V. silvestris" C. C. Gmel.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) G. Beck; = "V. silvestris" C. C. Gmel.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) G. Beck; = "V. silvestris" C. C. Gmel.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: = Vitis sylvestris C. C. Gmel.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: = Vitis sylvestris C. C. Gmel.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) A. Berger & Hegi; = V. sylvestris C. C. Gmel.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) G. Beck; = "V. silvestris" C. C. Gmel.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) A. Berger & Hegi; = V. sylvestris C. C. Gmel.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) G. Beck; = "V. silvestris" C. C. Gmel.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. KrymKomarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) G. Beck; = "V. silvestris" C. C. Gmel.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) Hegi
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzechoslovakia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) Hegi
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) Hegi
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) Hegi
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) Hegi
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) Hegi
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) Hegi
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) Hegi
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) Hegi
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, SicilyTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) Hegi
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) Hegi
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. CorsicaTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) Hegi
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Turkmenistan
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France (incl. Corsica)

Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) A. Berger & Hegi; = V. sylvestris C. C. Gmel.
  2. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) G. Beck; = "V. silvestris" C. C. Gmel.
  3. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  4. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: = Vitis sylvestris C. C. Gmel.
  5. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C. C. Gmel.) Hegi
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=409301. Accessed 15 April 2026.