Vine · Vitaceae

Graybark grape

Vitis cinerea · includes its varieties and subspecies

Graybark grape is recorded as native to 22 states and territories in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in 773 counties of those states by USDA PLANTS.

Recorded native ranges can include long-established populations that spread from gardens; check your state’s native plant society list for local guidance. How native status is decided.

Key facts · USDA PLANTS

Graybark grape at a glance

Native in: 773 counties, across 22 states and territories
Estimated cold hardiness: Zone 6b PLANTS minimum temperature −8°F
Mature height: 50 ft PLANTS mature height
Light and water: Sun to part shade Medium water use

Estimated cold hardiness: zone 6b. PLANTS gives a minimum temperature of −8°F; zone 6b winters bottom out at −5°F, the coldest half-zone that stays within that limit.

Counties where it is native

The 15 counties with the most ZIP codes among the 773 where it is listed.

Native counties by state

Alabama 14 counties
Arkansas 49 counties
Florida 43 counties
Georgia 48 counties
Illinois 66 counties
Indiana 23 counties
Iowa 2 counties
Kansas 33 counties
Kentucky 54 counties
Louisiana 59 counties
Maryland 4 counties
Mississippi 39 counties
Missouri 110 counties
Nebraska 3 counties
North Carolina 52 counties
Ohio 6 counties
Oklahoma 30 counties
Pennsylvania 5 counties
South Carolina 22 counties
Tennessee 41 counties
Texas 56 counties
West Virginia 14 counties

Growing traits

Values from the PLANTS characteristics record. “Not recorded” means PLANTS has no value; nothing here is estimated except the zone.

Growth

Growth habit: Vine
Duration: Perennial
Mature height: 50 ft
Growth rate: Moderate
Growth form: Multiple Stem
Shape: Climbing
Lifespan: Long
Active growth period: Spring and Summer

Light and water

Shade tolerance: Intermediate (sun to part shade)
Moisture use: Medium water use
Drought tolerance: High
Tolerance of waterlogged soil: Low
Precipitation range: 32 to 55 in per year

Soil

Soil textures: Coarse and medium
pH range: 5.4 to 7
Lime (CaCO₃) tolerance: Medium
Salinity tolerance: None
Fertility requirement: Medium
Minimum root depth: 16 in

Climate

Minimum temperature: −8°F
Estimated cold hardiness: Zone 6b and warmer
Minimum frost-free days: 165
Fire tolerance: Low

Flowers, leaves and fruit

Flower color: Green
Showy flowers: No
Bloom period: Late Spring
Foliage color: Dark Green
Showy in fall: Yes
Keeps leaves: No
Fruit color: Black

Other

Toxicity: None
Nitrogen fixation: None
Nursery availability: No Known Source
Family: Vitaceae
PLANTS symbol: VICI2

Source & data date

Source: USDA NRCS PLANTS Database: county distribution records, native status and plant characteristics. CC0 (public domain dedication, per the data.gov catalog record).; Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP): native or introduced status by state. CC BY 3.0.; USGS US-RIIS (ver. 2.0): species listed as introduced are excluded. CC0.
Citation: USDA, NRCS. 2026. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov, 11/04/2026). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.; Govaerts R. (ed.) (2026). WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Data file dated 2026-06-04, http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ (retrieved 2026-11-04). Paper: Govaerts R. et al. (2021) The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8, 215.
Data date: Retrieved from PLANTS on November 4, 2026; WCVP data file dated June 4, 2026.
Scope: Vitis cinerea (PLANTS symbol VICI2), including 1 variety or subspecies folded into the species.
Method: A species is listed when it is recorded as native to the state in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in the county by USDA PLANTS. Species PLANTS labels both native and introduced are listed separately. Full method · All sources

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