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Can you please help me ID this plant? Thank you.
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Plant ID #868991
Asked May 18, 2024, 9:49 AM EDT
Can you please help me ID this plant? Thank you.
Howard County Maryland
Expert Response
Corliss, this looks like Virginia creeper - Parthenocissus quinquefolia. It's a native vine very common in our area. Sometimes it's used as a ground cover, but can be quite vigorous. If it grows where you don't want it, it can be pulled up.
https://extension.umd.edu/resource/virginia-creeper/
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=paqu2
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https://extension.umd.edu/resource/virginia-creeper/
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=paqu2
Thanks for contacting Ask Extension.
Taffy.
I have P. quinquefolia and when young or mature is not this shiny, bronzy-red in color nor are the leaves as pronounced in serration.. Are there several native species of this plant? As this P. quinquefolia (as shown in the photo) grows it is losing much of the shiny bronzy-red color but still does not look like the P. quinquefolia I'm used to seeing on my property.
My actual question should have been and still is are there many native species of P. quinquefolia?
Thank you.
On 5/20/2024 8:01 AM, Ask Extension wrote:
Thanks!
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There is only one Parthenocissus quinquefolia. Like most plants, it looks different at different stages in it's growth. Also, it can look different depending on the conditions - more or less sun, etc. See the Maryland Biodiversity website for pictures of the many stages of Virginia creeper.
https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/2138
https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/2138
