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Carr, Bill

Parthenocissus heptaphylla

Parthenocissus heptaphylla (Buckley) Britton ex Small

Sevenleaf Creeper, Seven-leaf Creeper

Vitaceae (Grape Family)

Synonym(s): Ampelopsis heptaphylla, Psedera heptaphylla, Vitis heptaphylla

USDA Symbol: pahe4

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

Resembling Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) but much less common, limited to the Edwards Plateau and Lampasas Cut Plain of Central Texas, where it is endemic; tendrils without discs, leaflets narrower, thicker, and shorter than in Virginia Creeper, up to 2 1/2 inches long, and turning color later in the fall. Leaflets usually 7 in number, but may be 5 or 6.

Seven-leaf Creeper looks very much like and has similar growing requirements to Virginia Creeper, the latter having five leaflets instead of seven. Vine found on soil underlain with limestone. Both species show orange and red fall color when grown in the sun. May be used as a climbing vine or trailing groundcover, though it is less likely to climb up walls the way Virginia Creeper does because it lacks adhesive discs. Reported to be a less aggressive grower than Virginia Creeper.

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