''Vitis monticola'', commonly known as mountain grape, or sweet mountain grape, is a

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n species of wild grape native to Texas. It is important to grape growers for its resistance to drought; a quality exploited both genetically in

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, and in

grafting Grafting or graftage is a horticultural technique whereby tissues of plants are joined so as to continue their growth together. The upper part of the combined plant is called the scion () while the lower part is called the rootstock. The succ ...

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References

monticola Plants described in 1862 Flora of Texas {{Vitaceae-stub