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Wild grapevine (Vitis vinifera L. subsp. sylvestris (C.C. Gmelin) Hegi) – novel species to the Israeli flora

Oshrit Rahimi
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J. Ziffer Ziffer-Berger
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Ilana Shtein
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Mafatlal M. Kher
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Suembikya Frumin
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Sariel Hübner
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Ehud Weiss
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Elyashiv Drori
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Version 1 : Received: 31 July 2023 / Approved: 1 August 2023 / Online: 2 August 2023 (08:26:33 CEST)
Version 2 : Received: 17 August 2023 / Approved: 18 August 2023 / Online: 18 August 2023 (11:22:39 CEST)

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Rahimi, O.; Berger, J.Z.; Shtein, I.; Kher, M.M.; Frumin, S.; Hübner, S.; Weiss, E.; Drori, E. Wild Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L. subsp. sylvestris (C.C. Gmelin) Hegi)—Novel Species to the Israeli Flora. Horticulturae 2023, 9, 998. Rahimi, O.; Berger, J.Z.; Shtein, I.; Kher, M.M.; Frumin, S.; Hübner, S.; Weiss, E.; Drori, E. Wild Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L. subsp. sylvestris (C.C. Gmelin) Hegi)—Novel Species to the Israeli Flora. Horticulturae 2023, 9, 998.

Abstract

The wild grapevine, Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris grows naturally throughout the northern hemisphere, including the Mediterranean region. Wild grapevines were also observed sporadically across the southern Levant and has so far been considered as non-native feral plant. Nevertheless, no formal characterization was conducted for wild grapevines in this region, thus its taxonomical assignment remains elusive. Here we describe the morphological, anatomical, and ecological characterization of wild grapevines that is a naturally thriving plant in Israel and conclude that Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris is a native plant in this region which marks the southern border of its distribution range. These findings, combined with the recently-published genetic evidence for these populations significantly advance our understanding of the species’ ecology and persistence under climate change.

Keywords

Sylvestris; Vitis; wild grapevine; Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris; species persistence

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Horticulture

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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