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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Phenology Observation Sheet for Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

COMMON NAME

Virginia creeper

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Plant family

Grape (Vitaceae)

Plant group

Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

Virginia creeper is a vining plant that has five distinct leaflets for each compound (divided) leaf. It provides shelter and berries for small mammals and birds.
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Virginia creeper is a vining plant that has five distinct leaflets for each compound (divided) leaf. It provides shelter and berries for small mammals and birds.
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The tendrils of the Virginia creeper vine end in adhesive disks which allow the tendrils to grasp onto other objects. The leaflets turn bright red in the fall. The flowers are small, green, and relatively inconspicuous. They later produce clusters of bright blue berries.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alabama , Arkansas , Colorado , Connecticut , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Iowa , Illinois , Indiana , Kansas , Kentucky , Louisiana , Massachusetts , Maryland , Maine , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , Mississippi , North Carolina , Nebraska , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Oklahoma , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , South Carolina , South Dakota , Tennessee , Texas , Utah , Virginia , Vermont , Wisconsin , West Virginia
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