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| THE GRAPE FAMILY | ||
| The grape family is mainly found in tropical areas, but there are a few representatives that grow as far north as Saskatchewan. These plants are climbing, woody vines with alternate leaves. The leaves can be simple to compound and are often at least palmately lobed. Tendrils are present and are opposite the leaves. The flowers are very small and yellowish or green in colour. The fruit is a grape. | ||
| VIRGINIA CREEPER | ||
| LATIN NAME: Parthenocissus vitacea | ||
| WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? | ||
| Virginia creeper is a climbing or scrambling plant with stalked leaves. The leaves are palmately compound and are shiny above to pale or hairy below. The leaflets are sessile and the margin is coarsely saw-toothed. The tendrils have three to five branches that do not end in sticky disks. The flowers are in clusters of ten to 60. | ||
| WHERE DOES IT GROW? | ||
| Virginia creeper on grows moist slopes or on large outcrop rocks. | ||
| WHERE IS IT FOUND IN SASKATCHEWAN? | ||
| This plant is found in southeastern Saskatchewan in the Moist Mixed Grassland and Aspen Parkland ecoregions. | ||
| WHY IS IT RARE? | ||
| 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. | ||
| HOW TO IDENTIFY VIRGINIA CREEPER | ||
| * Are the plants woody vines? * Are the tendrils opposite the leaves and three to five-branched? * Are the leaves palmately compound? * Did you find it in southeastern Saskatchewan? |
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| If you answered yes to all of these questions, you may have found Virginia creeper! | ||
