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Muscadines — also known as Vitis rotundifolia, a grapevine species native to the Southern United States — are known for their strong flavors, but also for their thick skins and large, bitter seeds.

The City of Atlantic Beach is working to combat the spread of beach vitex, an aggressive invasive plant threatening vital dune ecosystems. This non-native species, identified in a recent grant-funded ...