Woodbine
Parthenocissus inserta
Summary 6
Parthenocissus vitacea (syn. Parthenocissus inserta), more commonly known as thicket creeper, false Virginia creeper, woodbine, or grape woodbine, is a crawling and sprawling woody vine native to North America. While closely related and commonly confused with Virginia creeper, they differ in their means of climbing with woodbine being unable to climb smooth surfaces.
Botanical Information 7
This plant can be found throughout New Mexico. The scientific name is Parthenocissus inserta. The plant has at least 5 leaves. Woodbine classification is family vitaceae.
Ecological Information 8
Ethnobotanical Information 8
This plant is not edible.
References 8
About the Author 8
Student author(s)*: Elias (age 13) from South Valley Academy
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- Adapted by caseynm from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenocissus_inserta
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More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- Calflora
- CalPhotos
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Go Botany
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Jepson eFlora
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- NBN Atlas
- OregonFlora.org
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
iNat Map
| Berry | purple |
|---|---|
| Type | vine |
