Parthenocissus quinquefolia

(Linnaeus) Planchon

in A. L. P. P. de Candolle and C. de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 5: 448. 1887.

Common names: Virginia creeper hiedra parra vigne vierge à cinq folioles
WeedyIllustrated
Basionym: Hedera quinquefolia Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 202. 1753
Synonyms: Ampelopsis quinquefolia (Linnaeus) Michaux Parthenocissus hirsuta (Pursh) Graebner P. inserta (A. Kerner) Fritsch P. quinquefolia var. murorum (Focke) Rehder Psedera quinquefolia (Linnaeus) Greene Vitis inserta A. Kerner V. quinquefolia (Linnaeus) Lamarck
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 17. Mentioned on page 16.

Lianas, high climbing or scrambling. Tendrils 4–12-branched, with adhesive discs. Leaves palmately compound; petiole ± equaling blade; leaflets (4–)5(–7), dull adaxially, obovate to elliptic, 6–12 × 2–5 cm, thin, herbaceous, base cuneate, margins coarsely serrate, usually distally, apex acuminate, surfaces glabrous or abaxial puberulent. Inflorescences divergently branched, with distinct central axis. Flowers greenish to reddish green. Berries globose, 4–8 mm diam. 2n = 40.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jun; fruiting Aug–Sep.
Habitat: Open woods, prairie ravines, rocky banks and ledges, thickets, fencerows, roadsides, waste places.
Elevation: 0–1500 m.

Distribution

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N.B., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Ala., Ark., Colo., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis., e Mexico, West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba), Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala).

Discussion

The leaves of Parthenocissus quinquefolia are usually (4–)5(–6)-foliolate. Specimens with 7-foliolate leaves have been collected from sandy areas in Dare County, North Carolina. This species appears to be introduced in most, if not all, of its range in Canada and in Colorado, Montana, and Utah.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Michael O. Moore† +  and Jun Wen +
(Linnaeus) Planchon +
Hedera quinquefolia +
Virginia creeper +, hiedra +, parra +  and vigne vierge à cinq folioles +
N.B. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Colo. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Utah +, Vt. +, Va. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +, e Mexico +, West Indies (Bahamas +, Cuba) +, Central America (El Salvador +  and Guatemala). +
0–1500 m. +
Open woods, prairie ravines, rocky banks and ledges, thickets, fencerows, roadsides, waste places. +
Flowering May–Jun +  and fruiting Aug–Sep. +
in A. L. P. P. de Candolle and C. de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. +
Weedy +  and Illustrated +
Ampelopsis quinquefolia +, Parthenocissus hirsuta +, P. inserta +, P. quinquefolia var. murorum +, Psedera quinquefolia +, Vitis inserta +  and V. quinquefolia +
Parthenocissus quinquefolia +
Parthenocissus +
species +