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Vitis Riparia (Riverbank grape) #923568
Asked January 13, 2026, 11:02 AM EST
Arapahoe County Colorado
Expert Response
Hi Levi,
Thanks for reaching out to Ask Extension with your questions about Vitis Riparia.
This plant, the wild grape vine, is not listed as an invasive species for the state of Colorado. It is actually one of our native plant species.
While this vine can be an aggressive spreader, it does not normally become a nuisance plant in our region and stays mostly in riparian areas along stream sides. If this was identified in an Open Space area, it would be best to monitor it to keep it from growing into and strangling/girdling nearby trees, but there normally wouldn't be any cause for it to become an invasive problem, especially with how dry most of our state is. I would be more worried about it taking over stream side trees and becoming a maintenance problem.
Here is more information about this plant: https://coloradoplants.jeffco.us/plant/details/1035
I hope this helps!
Dawn