VirginiaCreeper

Virginia Creeper // Parthenocissus quinquefolia // Audio pronunciation here
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 * **General description:** The Virginia Creeper is a vine that occupies the ground and trees in parts of America and Canda
 * Leaf**: five Leaflets, 2-6 inches, toothed margins, Red as first emerge, gradually turn green, Bright red/marron in fall, leaves are compound
 * Form**: Woody vine
 * Fruit**: Green flowers bloom in June and July, Fruit between August and October, small clusters of fruit (4 to 6 millimeters) with blue and black berry, usually contain two to three seeds
 * Bark**: None
 * Location**: Beachvalley Trail, on oak tree near Upper North Beachvalley Trail Bridge and creek (usually occupy ground or trees)
 * Habitat:** Occupy ground or trees
 * Economic/Ecological Importance:** Songbirds, deer, cattle, squirrels, and other small animals eat the fruit. Provides shade for songbirds and animals. For humans, people use as decoration at their homes.
 * Range:** Eastern and Central USA and Southeastern Canada
 * Toxicity:** In sap and berry it contains oxalic acid, which is an organic acid that can cause irratation and skin rash.
 * Fun Fact:** Sometimes confused with poison ivy, but VC has five leaves and poison ivy has three. It is related to the grape family. ||  || [[image:vp_range.jpg width="485" height="427"]] ||

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