Stats

Lifespan: 50-100 yrs
Size: Large
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Riparian woodland
Range: North America
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Uncommon

About

This woody vine climbs trees and shrubs across California and southern Oregon. Its tendrils can sense and grip nearby branches to pull itself up to twelve meters high.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Vitis
Species: Vitis californica