Vitis arizonica

Arizona grape
Arizona grape in Icebox Canyon, Spring Mountains, southern Nevada
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Vitis
Species:
V. arizonica
Binomial name
Vitis arizonica
Engelm. 1868 not S.Wats. 1875
Synonyms
  • Vitis arizonica var. glabra Munson

Vitis arizonica is a North American species of wild grape. It is a deciduous vine.

Common names for the grape are Arizona grape, canyon grape, and uva del monte. It has historically been used as a food source by Indigenous peoples of the Southwest. Canyon grape can tolerate drought and cold temperatures. It grows in a variety of habitats including riparian zones and shady canyons. It can hybridize with mustang grape, sweet mountain grape, and California wild grape where their ranges overlap.