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Parthenocissus vitacea

Parthenocissus vitacea (Knerr) Hitchc.

Woodbine, Hiedra Creeper

Vitaceae (Grape Family)

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USDA Symbol: pavi5

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Vine
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Stems twining or trailing, commonly up to about 30 feet long. Twining/climbing stems may reach more than 90 feet in the wild.
Autumn Foliage: yes
Fruit: Black, Blue.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Green , Brown
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , CO , CT , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , MA , ME , MI , MN , MO , MT , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SD , TX , UT , VT , WA , WI , WY
Native Habitat: Dam/river banks, open woodlands, thickets

Growing Conditions

Water Use: Medium
Light Requirement: Sun , Part Shade , Shade
Soil Moisture: Dry , Moist
Soil Description: Sandy, Sandy Loam, Medium Loam, Clay Loam, Clay

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Austin, TX

Bibliography

Bibref 291 - Texas Wildscapes: Gardening for Wildlife (1999) Damude, N. & K.C. Bender

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Web Reference

Webref 37 - Calscape (2019) California Native Plant Society
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) 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 Parthenocissus vitacea in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Parthenocissus vitacea in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Parthenocissus vitacea

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-02-21
Research By: TWC Staff

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