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Virginia creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia, commonly known as Virginia creeper, woodbine, five-leaved ivy, or five-finger, is a species of flowering vine in the grape family Vitaceae.

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Native five-leaved vine confirmed growing wild in Knoxville

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Native Virginia creeper vine confirmed growing in Talladega, Alabama

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Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) observed in Hilham

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Family: Vitaceae
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Vitales
Hardiness: Zone 4
Habit: vine
Bloom: Late Spring