Wild Flowers Provence

Identify wild flowers, trees, shrubs, orchids and other plants in Provence, France.

Environ 2800 photos de près de 700 plantes sauvages.  Comment le voir en français.
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Vitis vinifera

Vigne
Grape Vine

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Additional information

Plant family

Area

Provence Verte

Flower colour

green

Flower size

3-5 mm

Flowering months

April,

May

Leaf type

Palmate

Height

15 m

Description

The grape vine probably orginated in north-west Asia. In the 6th century B.C., 2600 yrs ago, Greek migrants from Phocaea in Asia Minor founded the city of Massalia (present day Marseille) and brought with them their method of producing wine. The Romans when they ruled France (Gaul) were responsible for the spread and cultivation of the grape vine throughout France.

Flowers

Flowers small, 5-petalled, in clusters.

Leaves

Palmate leaf has lobes radiating from a base point. Several serrated lobes which radiate from a base point.

Fruits Seeds

Berry: juicy, green, turning to pink or black when ripe, containing seeds.

Edible

Fruit eaten fresh or juiced, made into wine. In Greece the leaves are soaked in brine, then used as a wrapping (dolmades) for minced meat and rice.

Medical

Leaves, stems and fruit: an astringent, cooling herb, a diuretic, reduces inflammation, controls bleeding, improves circulation and clears toxins.

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