Plant Preference/Growing Conditions:

Muscadines like full sun and well-draining soil. 

Growth Habit/Description:

Muscadine takes 100-120 days after bloom to make mature fruit. Usually harvest in late July up until September. 

Bloom Season:

Fall

Fall and/or Winter Interest?

Muscadine Grape plants loose their leaves and go dormant in the winter. 

Host Plant for Caterpillars?

Yes. Muscadine plants host the larval stage of the Nessus Sphinx Moth.  

Other Known Ecological Value?

Yes.  Bears, deer, coyotes, raccoons, squirrels and other woodland animals eat muscadine.

Origin of Name:  The likely origin of the name "Muscadine" is from the Latin word muscus wich describes "the smell of a male musk deer". Settlers described grapes with the smell muscus.

Related Plant Species:    A related plant species is the Vitis rolundfolia or "scuppermong" grape. 

Use For Food/Medicine:

Carlos muscadine fruit is edible. The fruit are reportedly very sweet. Carlos muscadine has also been used as an infusion in the treatment of dysentery and as a gargle for sore throats. Its use is contraindicated if inflammation is present. 

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bonap.net/Napa/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Vitis.

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Johnson, Terry. “Out My Backdoor: Wildlife Love Muscadines, Too | Department of Natural Resources Division.” Georgiawildlife.com, 

georgiawildlife.com/out-my-backdoor-wildlife-love-muscadines-too#:~:text=Whitetails%20have%20been%20known%20to.

“Muscadine Grape Distribution Map.” Www.growables.org, 17 Nov. 2014, 

www.growables.org/information/LowChillFruit/GrapeMuscadineMap.htm.