NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Virginia Creeper

Scientific Name:	Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Genus:	Parthenocissus
Species Epithet:	quinquefolia
Common Name:	Virginia Creeper
Plant Type	Woody Vine
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Vitaceae (Grape Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Invasive Status:	^(*Key)
Size:	0-1 ft., 1-3 ft., 3-6 ft., 6-12 ft., 12-36 ft., 36-72 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Green
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Dry, Moist, Wet
Bloom Time:	May, June, July
Growing Area:	Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Swamp forests, bottomlands, maritime forests and thickets, rock outcrops, mesic forests. Very common and widespread in most areas of NC. Clearly much less numerous in parts of the Coastal Plain, such as north of Albemarle Sound and in the south-central Coastal Plain (for no obvious reason). It is normally found daily in field work in most counties and is often seen in the majority of forested stands in the state.
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Compound
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Highest Wildlife Value
Landscape Value:	Recommended and Available
State Rank:	S5: Secure ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
Woody vine with palmately compound leaf of five leaflets Orange County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Leaves are arranged alternately Orange County, NC Bettina Darveaux
This leaf is just beginning to show its Fall colors. Orange County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Nice Fall color Orange County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Flower buds in June Orange County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Close-up of individual flowers of the panicle Orange County, NC Bettina Darveaux
The berries produced are highly toxic to humans Orange County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record