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VIRGINIA CREEPER. WOODBINE 

 AMERICAN IVY 



Parthenocissus quinquefolia. Ampelopsis quinquefolia 

 Grape Family 



Fruit. The globular berry is slightly de- 

 pressed at the tip. It is dark blue or nearly 

 black when mature, is two-celled, with one or 

 two largish seeds in each cell. The flesh is 

 thin and inedible. The berries grow in loose 

 red-stalked clusters. October. 



Leaves. The compound leaves are borne on 

 long channeled red stems. The five to seven 

 leaflets are in a whorl at the apex of the leaf 

 stalk. They are variable in shape, oval or 

 elliptical, and are coarsely toothed along the 

 apex half of the margin. The stems are short 

 and the apex is long and acute. The leaves 

 early assume their red, crimson, and purplish 

 fall colorings. 



Flowers. The reddish or greenish small 

 flowers grow in cymes. Despite their incon- 

 spicuous appearance and apparent lack of 

 odor, they are visited by many bees. 



Virginia Creeper is a vine which has been 



