Introductory
SPECIES: Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Virginia Creeper 



ABBREVIATION : 
PARQUI

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   PAQU2


COMMON NAMES : 
   Virginia creeper
   woodbine
   thicket creeper
   five-leaved ivy


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for Virginia creeper is
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. [8].  Recognized varieties and
forms are as follows [33]:
 
P. quinquefolia var. hirsuta (Pursh) Planch.
P. quinquefolia var. minor (Graebn.) Rehd.
P. quinquefolia var. murorum (Focke) Rehd.
P. quinquefolia var. saint-paulii (Graebn.) Rehd.
P. quinquefolia forma engelmannii (Graebn.) Rehd.


LIFE FORM : 
Vine

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Milo Coladonato, October 1991


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Coladoanto, Milo. 1991. Parthenocissus quinquefolia. In: Fischer,
William C., compiler. The Fire Effects Information System [Data base].
Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,
Intermountain Research Station, Intermountain Fire Sciences Laboratory.
Magnetic tape reels; 9 track; 1600 bpi, ASCII with Common LISP present.

Related categories for Species: Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Virginia Creeper