Landscape Uses:
	Accent vine. Also buffer plantings and kitchen gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts and occasionally by native plant nurseries.
Description:
	High climbing woody vine.
Height:
	N/A; vine with stems to 50 feet or more in length.
Growth Rate:
	Fast to moderate.
Range:
	Southeastern United States west to Texas and south to the Monroe County Keys; Bahamas. Very rare in the Monroe County Keys south of Key Largo and perhaps absent from the middle Keys.
Habitats:
	Moist forests and pinelands.
Soils:
	Moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, with humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate to low; it prefers soils with organic content, but will still grow reasonably well in nutrient poor soils.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate lonog-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation.
Drought Tolerance:
	Moderate to high; plants growing in extremely dry soils may die during extended periods of drought.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun to light shade or moderate shade.
Flower Color:
	Green.
Flower Characteristics:
	Inconspicuous.
Flowering Season:
	Spring.
Fruit:
	Purple berry. Edible.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Larval host plant for nessus sphinx (Amphion floridensis) and mournful sphinx (Enyo lugubris) moths. Attracts bee pollinators. Animals eat the berries.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from de-pulped seed, and from cuttings with difficulty.
Comments:
	An excellent source of native grapes. But this fast growing vine can be very aggressive.