Vitaceae

Virginia creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.

Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Parthenocissus

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Virginia creeper: Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia Large LEAF epidermis print — Photo: ChrisInMilton, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (41)

Arabic: جنسه
Armenian: Կուսախաղող հնգատերև
Azerbaijani: Beşləçəkli qızüzümü, Doqquzdon qızüzümü
Belarusian: Дзявочы вінаград пяцілісточкавы, Дзявочы вінаград прымацаваны, Дзявочы вінаград садовы
Bulgarian: Дива лоза
Catalan: Heura de Virgínia, Vigne vierge vraie
Chinese: 五叶地锦, 五葉地錦, 五叶爬山虎
Croatian: Petolisna lozika
Czech: Loubinec pětilistý, Přísavník pětilistý, Loubinec popínavý
Danish: Klatre-Vildvin, Fembladet Vildvin, Almindelig vildvin
Dutch: Vijfbladige wingerd, Quinquefolia, Wilde wingerd, Valse wingerd
English: Virginia creeper, False virginia creeper, Thicket creeper, Grape woodbine, Woodbine
Estonian: Harilik metsviinapuu
Finnish: Imukärhivilliviini, Säleikkövilliviini
French: Vigne vierge vraie, Vigne vierge à cinq folioles, Vigne vierge de virginie, Vigne-vierge à cinq folioles, Vigne vierge commune
Galician: Videira virxe, Viña virxe
German: Selbstkletternde Jungfernrebe, Fünfblättrige Jungfernrebe, Vigne vierge vraie, Gewöhnliche Jungfernrebe, Jungfernrebe
Greek: Παρθενοκισσός ο πεντάφυλλος
Hebrew: גפנית מחומשת
hsb: Lěsne wino, Wšědny pomurnik
Hungarian: Tapadó vadszőlő, Közönséges vadszőlő, Kacsos vadszőlő
io: Ampelopso
Irish: Athair Virginia
Italian: Vite americana, Vite del Canada, Vite del Canadà
Japanese: アメリカづた
li: Penkialapis vynvytis
Lithuanian: Penkialapis vynvytis, Vigne vierge vraie
Norwegian Bokmål: Klatre-villvin, Klatrevillvin
Norwegian Nynorsk: Villvin
nv: Láʼashdlaʼ
Persian: پارتنکیسوس کوینکوئفولیا
Polish: Winobluszcz pięciolistkowy, Winobluszcz zaroślowy
Romanian: Viță canadiană
Russian: Девичий виноград пятилисточковый, Де́вичий виногра́д пятилисто́чковый, Девичий виноград прикреплённый
Serbian: Petolisni bršljan
Slovak: Pavinič päťlistý, Divé hrozno, Psie víno, Pavinič popínavý
Slovenian: Navadna vinika, Divja trta, Peterolistna vinika
Swedish: Klättervildvin, Vigne vierge vraie
Thai: เถาคันแดง, เถาคัน
Turkish: Virginia sarmaşığı
Welsh: Dringwr fflamgoch, Dringwr fflamgoch ffug

Synonyms

Ampelocissus cirrhata Voss
Ampelocissus major Voss
Ampelocissus serrata Voss
Ampelocissus tricolor Voss
Ampelopsis engelmannii (Koehne & Graebn.) Rehder
Ampelopsis graebneri Bolle
Ampelopsis hederacea DC.
Ampelopsis hederacea var. dumetorum Focke
Ampelopsis hederacea var. minor Schelle
Ampelopsis hederacea var. murorum Focke
Ampelopsis himalayana Dippel
Ampelopsis hirsuta (Pursh) Donn ex Schult.
Ampelopsis latifolia Tausch
Ampelopsis muralis Lengerken
Ampelopsis pubescens Schltdl.
Ampelopsis quinquefolia (L.) Michx.
Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. angustifolia Dippel
Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. dumetorum Rehder
Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. graebneri Rehder
Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. heptaphylla A.Gray
Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. hirsuta (Pursh) Torr. & A.Gray
Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. laciniata A.Gray
Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. latifolia Dippel
Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. murorum Rehder
Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. pubescens L.H.Bailey
Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. radicantissima Rehder
Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. spaethii (Koehne & Graebn.) Schelle
Ampelopsis radicantissima (Koehne & Graebn.) Beissn., Schelle & Zabel
Ampelopsis radicantissima f. minor (Graebn.) Schelle
Ampelopsis radicantissima var. engelmannii (Koehne & Graebn.) Schelle
Ampelopsis radicantissima var. graebneri (Bolle) Schelle
Ampelopsis radicantissima var. saint-paulii (Koehne & Graebn.) Schelle
Ampelopsis roylei Dippel
Ampelopsis saint-paulii (Koehne & Graebn.) Rehder
Ampelopsis saint-paulii hort. ex Rehder
Ampelopsis virginiana Dippel ex Dippel
Ampelopsis virginiana Dippel
Cissus hederacea Pers.
Cissus hederacea var. hirsuta Pursh
Cissus hirsuta Steud.

and 47 more.

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: ChrisInMilton, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.