Bignoniaceae

Crossvine

Bignonia capreolata L.

Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Bignonia

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Crossvine (Bignonia capreolata) — FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: بنيونية سلكية
arz: بينونيا كابريولاتا
Chinese: 紫葳藤, 吊钟藤
English: Crossvine
Hebrew: ביגנוניית הקנוקנות
Japanese: ツリガネカズラ

Synonyms

Anisostichus capreolata (L.) Bureau
Batocydia capreolata Mart. ex DC.
Bignonia argyrea unranked violascens Jacob-Makoy
Bignonia capreolata f. lutea Heineke
Bignonia capreolata var. atro-sanguinea Hook.f.
Doxantha capreolata (L.) Miers

Flowers

In flower: March to April (from 5,948 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Laura Gaudette, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nonbinary-Naturalist, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nonbinary-Naturalist, CC0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Ingolf Askevold, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Susan Adams from Dallas-ish, TX, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: kcthetc1, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Melissa McMasters from Memphis, TN, United States, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Will Kuhn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.