Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Linnaeus) Planchon. Common name: Virginia-creeper. Phenology: May-Jul (-Aug); Jul-Aug (-Sep). Habitat: Swamp forests, bottomlands, maritime forests and thickets, rock outcrops, mesic forests. Distribution: ME west to IA and NE, south to s. FL and TX; West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba); Mexico and Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Bah, C, F, Fl3, FNA12, G, GrPl, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mex, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV, Chen, Ren, & Wen (2007); > Parthenocissus hirsuta (Pursh) Graebn. – S; > Parthenocissus hirsutus (Pursh) Graebn. – S13; > Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. – S, S13
Links to other floras: = Parthenocissus quinquefolia - FNA12
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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native range: eastern United States