Native Plants

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:

Cissus verticillata

Cissus verticillata (L.) Nicolson & Jarvis

Possum Grape, Princess Vine, Seasonvine, Waterwithe Treebine

Vitaceae (Grape family)

Synonym(s): Cissus sicyoides

USDA Symbol: CIVE3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)

From the Image Gallery

No images of this plant

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub , Vine
Fruit Type: Berry , Caryopsis
Size Notes: Stems up to about 30 feet long, low to moderately high climbing, often scrambling over low vegetation.
Fruit: Black.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec

Distribution

USA: FL
Native Habitat: Coastal hammocks, low ground.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FAC			FAC

This information is derived from: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2023). 2022 National Wetland Plant List, version 3.6. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. https://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/. Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Cissus verticillata in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Cissus verticillata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cissus verticillata

Metadata

Record Modified: 0000-00-00
Research By: CBR

Go back