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| Parthenocissus vitacea (Knerr) A.S. Hitchc. | Species Image Gallery (opens in a new window) |
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| TAXONOMY | |||||||||
| Family: | Vitaceae | ||||||||
| Genus: | Parthenocissus | ||||||||
| Species Synonyms: | Parthenocissus inserta auct. non (Kern.)
Fritsch Parthenocissus quinquefolia auct. non (L.) Planch |
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| Common Names: | Virginia creeper woodbine |
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| DISTRIBUTION | |||||||||
| Canada: | southeastern Saskatchewan – southern Manitoba – southern Ontario | ||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | southeastern Saskatchewan; Souris River Valley | ||||||||
| Ecoregion: | Moist Mixed Grassland, Aspen Parkland | ||||||||
| HABITAT | |||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | moist, wooded or shrubby slopes, or on large outcrop rocks | ||||||||
| RARITY STATUS | |||||||||
| Provincial
Status According to Harms (2003): |
Threatened |
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| Nature Conservancy Status: | G5 |
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| Saskatchewan
Species at Risk Status: |
None |
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| COSEWIC Status: | None |
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| Virginia creeper is threatened because of extreme rarity in Saskatchewan. This species is regionally restricted to the Souris River Valley. No immediate threats are known but may occur in the future. | |||||||||
| SPECIES DESCRIPTION | |||||||||
| Growth Habit: | loosely climbing or scrambling | ||||||||
| Leaves: | alternate, stalked, palmately compound, shiny above, pale to hairy below, leaflets sessile, margin coarsely saw-toothed | ||||||||
| Tendrils: | with 3 – 5 slender branches, not terminating in adhesive disks | ||||||||
| Inflorescence: | compound, dichotomously branched; flowers 10 – 60, stalked | ||||||||
| Flowers: | regular; sepals minute, 5-toothed; petals 5; stamens 5, opposite the petals; ovary 2-celled | ||||||||
| Fruits: | berry 1 – 1.2 cm wide; seeds to 5 mm ling, brown, wrinkled | ||||||||
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