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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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Taffy Replied May 20, 2024, 8:01 AM EDT

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:
The Question Asker Replied May 20, 2024, 3:40 PM EDT
Thanks!


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Taffy Replied May 20, 2024, 7:13 PM EDT
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
Taffy Replied May 20, 2024, 8:13 PM EDT

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