PLANTS Profile for Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper)

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Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.
Virginia creeper

Symbol:

PAQU2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Vitaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Vine

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.

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Synonyms:
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.

	AMHEM	Ampelopsis hederacea (Ehrh.) DC. var. murorum Focke
	AMLA7	Ampelopsis latifolia Tausch
	AMQU3	Ampelopsis quinquefolia (L.) Michx.
	HEQU3	Hedera quinquefolia L.
	PAHI9	Parthenocissus hirsuta (Pursh) Graebn.
	PAIN10	Parthenocissus inserta (Kern.) Fritsch
	PAQUH	Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. var. hirsuta (Pursh) Planch.
	PAQUM	Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. var. murorum (Focke) Rehder
	PAQUS	Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. var. saintpaulii (Koehne ex Graebn.) Rehder
	PSQU	Psedera quinquefolia (L.) Greene
	PSQUM	Psedera quinquefolia (L.) Greene var. murorum (Focke) Rehder
	VIIN8	Vitis inserta Kern.
	VIQU2	Vitis quinquefolia (L.) Lam.

Distribution:
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.

View 6 genera in Vitaceae, 4 species in Parthenocissus

Classification:
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rhamnales
Family	Vitaceae – Grape family
Genus	Parthenocissus Planch. – creeper
Species	Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. – Virginia creeper

U.S. Weed Information:
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.

American ivy
Virginia creeper
fiveleaved ivy
woodbine

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

N'EAST		Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
SWSS		Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.

Wetland Indicator Status:
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FAC

FACU

FAC

FAC-

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller	Minor		Minor				Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 28602.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.

AR-University of Arkansas Horticulture

CT-Connecticut Botanical Society

DE-Delaware Wildflowers

FL-Floridata

FL-University of Florida Extension

Forestry Images

IL-Illinois Natural History Survey

IN-Twin Swamps Nature Preserve

LA-Louisiana Ecosystems & Plant Identification

MO-Grow Native-Missouri Dept. of Conservation

MO-MBG Plant Finder

NC-Plant Fact Sheets

NC-Poisonous Plants of North Carolina

NJ-Rutgers University Weed Gallery

OK-Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery

OK-Oklahoma Biological Survey

TX-Central Texas Plants

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

WI-Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest U.S.

WI-University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Herbarium

Wildflowers of the Southeastern U.S.

Time Generated: 09/27/2008 09:18 AM MDT