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Virginia creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Description:

It is a prolific climber, reaching heights of 20 to 30 m in the wild. It climbs smooth surfaces using small forked tendrils tipped with small strongly adhesive pads 5 mm in size. The leaves are palmately compound, composed of five leaflets (rarely three leaflets, particularly on younger vines) joined from a central point on the leafstalk, and range from 3 to 20 cm (rarely 30 cm) across. The leaflets have a toothed margin. The species is often confused with Parthenocissus vitacea, which has the same leaves, but does not have the adhesive pads at the end of its tendrils. (information from Wikipedia)

Notes:

This plant was spotted outside the Tropical American Rain Forest building at Tulsa Zoo & Living Museum.

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Aaron_G
Spotted by
Aaron_G

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Spotted on May 10, 2012
Submitted on May 12, 2012

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