Virginia_Creeper Virginia_Creeper

Virginia Creeper - Definition and Overview

Virginia Creeper
Conservation status: Secure
 Virginia creeper
Virginia Creeper
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Rhamnales
Family:Vitaceae
Genus:Parthenocissus
Species:quinquefolia


Binomial name
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
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Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) is a flowering vine native to the East Coast of the United States. It is a prolific climber to great heights, in the wild frequently seen covering telephone poles or trees, which it can eventually kill. When grown near buildings, it adheres to the walls so tightly that it often cannot be removed without damaging the surface. Nevertheless, it is grown as an ornamental, because of its deep red to burgundy fall foliage.

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