Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.

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Greystone Park Nature Reserve

Synonyms:	Ampelopsis quinquefolia Michx. Hedera quinquefolia L.
Common names:	Virginia creeper (English)
Description:	Climber, ascending to considerable heights. Tendrils with 5-8 branches, ending in adhesive disks. Leaves digitate: leaflets usually 5, elliptic to obovate, coarsely serrate. Flowers in terminal or leaf-opposed compound cymes. Petals c. 3 mm, green. Fruit black.
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Worldwide distribution:	Eastern USA to Florida and Mexico
Growth form(s):	Climber, liane.
Insects associated with this species:	Euchloron megaera (Larval foodplant)
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Literature:	Bailey, L.H. (1949). Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York. Page 652. Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 81. Maroyi, A. (2006). Preliminary checklist of introduced and naturalized plants in Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(2) Page 246.

Flora of Zimbabwe: Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Parthenocissus quinquefolia

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