Thicket Creeper
Parthenocissus vitacea (P. inserta)
Family:
Grape (Vitaceae)
AKA:
Woodbine, False Virginia Creeper, Grape
Woodbine
Photo taken on:
June 15, 2009
Location:
White Rock, NM
Life Zones:
Plains
Habitat:
Moist canyons, roadsides, fences
A woody vine with 5-7 toothed, lobed leaflets. It
spreads across the ground and can
climb to the top of a utility pole using branched tendrils. Tiny flowers have thick
greenish petals.
