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Virginia Creeper
( Parthenocissus inserta )
Parthenocissus inserta
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About Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus inserta)
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Parthenocissus vitacea
(syn. P. inserta), also known as Thicket Creeper, False Virginia Creeper, Woodbine, or Grape Woodbine, is a woody vine native to North America, in southeastern Canada (west to southern Manitoba) and a large area of the United States, from Maine west to Montana and south to New Jersey and Missouri in the east, and Texas to Arizona in the west. It is present in California, but it may be an introduced species that far west. It is a prolific climber, reaching heights of 20-30 meter in the wild, using small branched tendrils with twining tips. The leaves are palmately compound, composed of five leaflets, and range from 3-20 centimeter across. The leaflets have a toothed margin.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Shrub, Vine
Size
65.6 - 98.4 ft tall
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 8
likely
* )
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White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
Hyles lineata
*
Achemon Sphinx
Eumorpha achemon
Eumorpha achemon
*
Lappet Moth
Phyllodesma americana
Phyllodesma americana
*
Miranda Underwing
Amphipyra pyramidoides
Amphipyra pyramidoides
*
Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth
Harrisina metallica
Harrisina metallica
*
Fall Webworm
Hyphantria cunea
Hyphantria cunea
*
Pterotaea lamiaria
Pterotaea lamiaria
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade
Nurseries
Carried by 1
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy
Sunset Zones
?
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6*, 7*, 8*, 9*, 10*, 11, 12, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22, 23, 24
Natural Setting
Site Type
Slopes, thickets, ravines and open places
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 9.8" - 48.3", Summer Precipitation: 0.14" - 1.26", Coldest Month: 41.7" - 55.0", Hottest Month: 67.6" - 79.6", Humidity: 0.65" - 26.57", Elevation: -9" - 4145"
Alternative Names
Botanical Names
: Parthenocissus vitacea
Common Names
: False Virginia Creeper, Thicket Creeper, Woodbine
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Parthenocissus inserta
Sources include:
Wikipedia
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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