|                    Calusa grape
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                |                    Vitis shuttleworthii  
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                |                    Vitaceae 
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                 Landscape Uses:
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                 Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. | 
               
                Ecological Restoration Notes:  | 
               
              
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                | Availability: | 
               
              
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                 Rarely grown by native plant nurseries. | 
               
              
                | Description: | 
               
              
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                 High climbing woody vine. | 
               
              
                | Height: | 
               
              
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                 N/A; vine with stems to 20 feet or more in length. | 
               
              
                | Growth Rate: | 
               
              
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                 Moderate. | 
               
              
                | Range: | 
               
              
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                 Miami-Dade and Collier counties north to Flagler, Marion and Citrus counties. | 
               
              
                | Habitats: | 
               
              
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                 Moist forests and pinelands. | 
               
              
                | Soils: | 
               
              
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                 Moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, with humusy top layer. | 
               
              
                | Nutritional Requirements: | 
               
              
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                 Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive. | 
               
              
                | Salt Water Tolerance: | 
               
              
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                 Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water. | 
               
              
                | Salt Wind Tolerance: | 
               
              
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                 Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation. | 
               
              
                | Drought Tolerance: | 
               
              
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                 Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established. | 
               
              
                | Light Requirements: | 
               
              
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                 Full sun to light shade. | 
               
              
                | Flower Color: | 
               
              
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                 Greenish. | 
               
              
                | Flower Characteristics: | 
               
              
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                 Inconspicuous. | 
               
              
                | Flowering Season: | 
               
              
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                 Spring. | 
               
              
                | Fruit: | 
               
              
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                 Berry.  Edible. | 
               
              
                | Wildlife and Ecology: | 
               
              
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                 Animals eat the berries. | 
               
                     
                | Horticultural Notes: | 
               
              
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                 Can be grown from de-pulped seed, and from cuttings with difficulty. | 
               
              
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