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Vitis vinifera L.

grape vine (Vitaceae)

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Vitis vinifera is a climbing vine from the Mediterranean Basin that occasionally becomes naturalised in the British Isles.

Shifnal (VC40: Salop); 2015-07-17

 grape vine / Vitis vinifera: _Vitis vinifera_ is a climbing vine from the Mediterranean Basin that occasionally becomes naturalised in the British Isles.

Grapes grow in bunches on the vine, and are used for eating and for winemaking.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-08-28

 grape vine / Vitis vinifera: Grapes grow in bunches on the vine, and are used for eating and for winemaking.

An Austrian vineyard in winter

Vienna, Austria; 2005-04-03

 grape vine / Vitis vinifera: An Austrian vineyard in winter

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