Parthenocissus quinquefolia

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NAMING

Scientific Name: Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Family: Vitaceae
Common: Virginia creeper

HABITAT

Native
Habitat: Wet -> Dry
Range: Eastern North America

TREE TRUNK

Size: Climbing Vine
Bark: –

LEAVES

Leaf arrangement: alternate
Leaf type: palmately compound
Leaf margin: coarsely serrated
Leaf shape: obovate
Leaf blade length: 4 to 8 inches long
Leaf venation: pinnate
Leaf color: green
Leaf persistence: deciduous

REPRODUCTION

Flowers: green color
Fruit: purplish berry

USES

Wildlife – eat the fruit

Commercial – None

TOLERANCES

Fire – Low
Flood – Low
Shade – Intermediate
Salt – Moderate
Drought – High