Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID6440011deef7c773588078 |
| Scientific name | Parthenocissus quinquefolia |
| Authority | Planch. |
| First published in | Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 5(2): 448. 1887 [Oct 1887] |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
Ornamental climbing vine sold by nurseries for landscaping, green walls, fences, and trellises. Whole plant, vines, and rooted cuttings are the marketed forms. Popular cultivars include ‘Star Showers’, ‘Engelmannii’, and ‘Silver Lining’, selected for variegated foliage, rapid coverage, and shade tolerance.
Industrial and craft applications:
Soil erosion control: vegetated mats and slope stabilization on embankments, highways, and restoration sites. Roots and stems form dense networks that reduce surface runoff. (plant parts: living root system, stems, foliage)
Green roof and living wall systems: provides vegetative cover, improves thermal performance, and offers microhabitat for invertebrates. (plant parts: roots, stems, leaves)
Habitat creation: supports pollinators and birds in restoration projects. (plant parts: foliage, fruits, stems)
Properties relevant to use:
Vigorous twining growth with nodal adventitious roots that develop adhesive root pads (discs) on the stem; these pads secrete mucilaginous polysaccharides and phenolic compounds, enabling attachment to vertical surfaces without external support and supporting tensile forces up to several Newtons per pad. Tolerates a wide range of light conditions from full sun to deep shade, moderate drought after establishment, and varied soil textures (sandy loam to clay), facilitating use in diverse urban and rural settings. High leaf area index (up to 5–6) and rapid canopy closure (up to 2 m per season) contribute to shading, heat island mitigation, and soil stabilization. The adhesive mechanism has been studied for bioinspired materials (e.g., synthetic adhesives mimicking the root pad’s microstructure) (references: J. Plant Res. 2015; J. Exp. Bot. 2018).
Sustainability and sourcing:
Native to eastern and central North America; listed by the USDA NRCS as a recommended native plant for erosion control and landscaping; not listed as a noxious weed in U.S. or Canadian plant regulations. Commercial supply sourced from regional nurseries that propagate by cuttings or seed, ensuring genetic fidelity and avoiding wild harvesting. Low water requirements after establishment; can be maintained with minimal irrigation, supporting sustainable landscaping. Propagation methods (seed, semi‑hardwood cuttings) align with the USDA Plant Materials Program guidelines for native plant restoration.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Vitis quinquefolia | Lam. | Tabl. Encycl. 2: 135 (1797) |
| Vitis vitacea | (Knerr) Bean | Trees & Shrubs Brit. Isles 2: 678. 1914 |
| Vitis inserta | A.Kern. | Pflanzenleben 1: 658 (1887) |
| Parthenocissus spaethii | Koehne & Graebn. | Gartenflora 49: 274 (1900) |
| Parthenocissus graebneri | Graebn. | Gartenflora 49: 275 (1900) |
| Parthenocissus hederacea | Druce | Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 8: 360 (1927 publ. 1928) |
| Parthenocissus inserta | (A.Kern.) Fritsch | Excursionsfl. Oesterreich , ed. 3: 789 (1922) |
| Parthenocissus pubescens | Graebn. | Gartenflora 57: 67 (1908) |
| Parthenocissus muralis | Graebn. | Gartenflora 57: 65 (1908) |
| Ampelocissus cirrhata | Voss | Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3 1: 182 1894 |
| Ampelocissus major | Voss | Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3 1: 182 1894 |
| Ampelopsis engelmannii | hort. ex Rehder | Stand. Cycl. Hort. : 2478 (1916) |
| Ampelopsis graebneri | Bolle | Gartenflora 48: 257, pl. 1462. 1899 |
| Ampelopsis hederacea | DC. | Prodr. 1: 633 (1824) |
| Ampelopsis hederacea var. dumetorum | Focke | Abh. Naturwiss. Vereins Bremen 4: 560 (1875) |
| Ampelopsis hederacea var. minor | Schelle in Beissn., Schelle & Zabel | Handb. Laubholzben. : 332 (1903) |
| Ampelopsis hederacea var. murorum | Focke | Abh. Naturwiss. Vereins Bremen 4: 560 (1875) |
| Ampelopsis heptaphylla | Buckley | Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia '1861 ' (1862) 450. |
| Ampelopsis himalayana | hort. ex Dippel | Handb. Laubholzk. ii. 574. |
| Ampelopsis hirsuta | (Pursh) Donn ex Schult. | Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer & Schultes] 5: 321. 1819 [Dec 1819] |
| Ampelopsis latifolia | Tausch | Flora 21(2): 738 (1838) |
| Ampelopsis muralis | Lengerken | Unknown |
| Ampelopsis pubescens | Schltdl. | Linnaea 10: 251 (1836) |
| Ampelopsis quinquefolia | Michx. | Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 159 (1803) |
| Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. angustifolia | Dippel | Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 575 (1892) |
| Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. dumetorum | Rehder | Möller's Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 10: 440 (1895) |
| Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. graebneri | Rehder in L.H.Bailey | Cycl. Amer. Hort. 1: 59 (1900) |
| Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. heptaphylla | (Planch.) A.Gray | Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(1): 432 (1897) |
| Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. hirsuta | (Pursh) Torr. & A.Gray | Fl. N. Amer. 1: 245 (1838) |
| Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. laciniata | A.Gray ex Planch. | Monogr. Phan. 5: 449 1887 |
| Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. latifolia | Dippel | Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 571 (1892) |
| Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. murorum | Rehder | Möller's Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 10: 440 (1895) |
| Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. pubescens | L.H.Bailey | Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(1): 132 (1895) |
| Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. radicantissima | Rehder in L.H.Bailey | Cycl. Amer. Hort. 1: 59 (1900) |
| Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. spaethii | Schelle in Beissn., Schelle & Zabel | Handb. Laubholzben. : 333 (1903) |
| Ampelopsis radicantissima | Beissn., Schelle & Zabel | Handb. Laubholzben. : 332 (1903) |
| Ampelopsis radicantissima var. engelmannii | Schelle in Beissn., Schelle & Zabel | Handb. Laubholzben. : 332 (1903) |
| Ampelopsis radicantissima var. graebneri | Schelle in Beissn., Schelle & Zabel | Handb. Laubholzben. : 332 (1903) |
| Ampelopsis radicantissima f. minor | (Graebn.) Schelle in Beissn., Schelle & Zabel | Handb. Laubholzben. : 332 (1903) |
| Ampelopsis radicantissima var. saint-paulii | Schelle in Beissn., Schelle & Zabel | Handb. Laubholzben. : 332 (1903) |
| Ampelopsis roylei | hort. ex Dippel | Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 570 (1892) |
| Ampelopsis virginiana | Dippel ex Dippel | Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 575. 1892 In synon |
| Cissus hederacea | Pers. | Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 1: 143. 1805 [1 Apr-15 Jun 1805] |
| Cissus hirsuta | Steud. | Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel] 199. 1821 |
| Cissus quinquefolia | Desf. | Tabl. École Bot. , ed. 3: 238 (1829) |
| Quinaria hederacea | Raf. | Med. Fl. 2(nos. 99-100): 122. 1830 |
| Quinaria quinquefolia | (L.) Koehne | Gartenflora 51: 403. 1892 ; later publ.: Deutsche Dendrol. 399. 1893 |
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia var. murorum | Rehder | Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 14: 133 (1905) |
| Hedera carnosa | W.Bartram | Travels Carolina : 243 (1791) |
| Hedera quinquefolia | L. | Sp. Pl. : 202 (1753) |
| Parthenocissus hirsuta | Small | Fl. S.E. U.S. 758 1903 |
| Psedera quinquefolia | (L.) Greene | Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 220 (1906) |
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia var. hirsuta | (Pursh) Planch. in DC. | Monogr. Phan. 5: 449 (1887) |
| Parthenocissus hirsuta | (Pursh) Graebn. | Gartenflora 49: 274 (1900) |
| Psedera hirsuta | (Pursh) Greene | Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 220 (1906) |
| Psedera quinquefolia var. hirsuta | Rehder | Rhodora 10: 26. 1908 |
| Vitis quinquefolia var. hirsuta | (Pursh) Bean | Trees & Shrubs Brit. Isles 2: 675 (1914) |
| Quinaria quinquefolia | Koehne | Gartenflora 41: 403 (1892) |
| Vitis hederacea | Ehrh. | Beitr. Naturk. 6: 85 (1791) |
| Parthenocissus dumetorum | Rehder | Trees & Shrubs 1: 187 (1905) |
| Psedera quinquefolia var. murorum | Rehder | Rhodora 10: 27. 1907 |
| Parthenocissus saint-paulii | Koehne & Graebn. | Gartenflora 49: 283 (1900) |
| Ampelopsis saint-paulii | hort. ex Rehder | Stand. Cycl. Hort. : 2478 (1916) |
| Psedera saint-paulii | (Graebn.) Rehder | Rhodora 10(110): 27 1908 |
| Parthenocissus radicantissima var. minor | Graebn. | Gartenflora 49: 286 (1900) |
| Cissus quinquefolia | (L.) Borkh. | Rhein. Mag. Erweit. Naturk. 1: 595 1793 |
| Vitis pubescens | Miq. | Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 90 (1863) |
| Parthenocissus engelmannii | Graebn. | Gartenflora 49: 285. 1900 |
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia f. engelmannii | Rehder | Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 1915: 223. |
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia var. minor | Rehder | Trees & Shrubs 1: 184 (1905) |
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia var. saint-paulii | Rehder | Trees & Shrubs 1: 185 (1905) |
| Cissus hederacea var. hirsuta | Pursh | Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 170 (1813) |
| Parthenocissus radicantissima | Koehne & Graebn. | Gartenflora 49: 286 (1900) |
| Ampelocissus serrata | Voss | Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 182 (1894) |
| Ampelocissus tricolor | Voss | Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 183 (1894) |
| Ampelopsis saint-paulii | (Koehne & Graebn.) Rehder | Stand. Cycl. Hort. 5: 2478 (1916) |
| Cissus pubescens | Walp. | Repert. Bot. Syst. 1: 441 (1842) |
| Quinaria hirsuta | Raf. | Med. Fl. 2: 122 (1830) |
| Quinaria radicantissima | Koehne | Gartenflora 41: 403 (1892) |
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia f. hirsuta | (Pursh) Fernald | Rhodora 41: 429 (1939) |
| Psedera quinquefolia var. minor | (Schelle) Rehder | Rhodora 10: 27 (1908) |
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia f. minor | (Graebn.) Rehder | Bibliogr. Cult. Trees : 450 (1949) |
| Parthenocissus muralis var. minor | Graebn. | Gartenflora 57: 66 (1908) |
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia var. typica | Planch. | Monogr. Phan. 5: 449 (1887) |
| Parthenocissus dumetorum var. laciniata | Rehder | Trees & Shrubs 1: 188 (1905) |
| Vitis inserta var. hirsuta | Planch. | Monogr. Phan. 5: 449 (1887) |
| Ampelopsis virginiana | Dippel | Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 574 (1892) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | virginia creeper |
| Arabic | جنسه |
| Azerbaijani | beşləçəkli qızüzümü |
| Belarusian | дзявочы вінаград пяцілісточкавы |
| Bulgarian | дива лоза |
| Catalan | vigne vierge vraie |
| Catalan | heura de virgínia |
| Czech | loubinec pětilistý |
| Czech | přísavník pětilistý |
| Welsh | dringwr fflamgoch |
| Danish | klatre-vildvin |
| Danish | fembladet vildvin |
| German | vigne vierge vraie |
| German | fünfblättrige jungfernrebe |
| German | selbstkletternde jungfernrebe |
| Greek | Παρθενοκισσός ο πεντάφυλλος |
| Estonian | harilik metsviinapuu |
| Persian | پارتنکیسوس کوینکوئفولیا |
| Finnish | imukärhivilliviini |
| French | vigne-vierge à cinq folioles |
| French | vigne vierge de virginie |
| French | vigne vierge vraie |
| French | vigne vierge à cinq folioles |
| Irish | athair virginia |
| Galician | viña virxe |
| Galician | videira virxe |
| Hebrew | גפנית מחומשת |
| Croatian | petolisna lozika |
| Upper Sorbian | lěsne wino |
| Hungarian | tapadó vadszőlő |
| Armenian | Կուսախաղող հնգատերև |
| io | ampelopso |
| Italian | vite del canadà |
| Italian | vite del canada |
| Italian | vite americana |
| Japanese | アメリカづた |
| li | penkialapis vynvytis |
| Lithuanian | vigne vierge vraie |
| Lithuanian | penkialapis vynvytis |
| Norwegian Bokmål | klatrevillvin |
| Norwegian Bokmål | klatre-villvin |
| Dutch | vijfbladige wingerd |
| Dutch | wilde wingerd |
| Dutch | quinquefolia |
| nv | láʼashdlaʼ |
| Polish | winobluszcz pięciolistkowy |
| Romanian | viță canadiană |
| Russian | Девичий виноград пятилисточковый |
| Russian | Де́вичий виногра́д пятилисто́чковый |
| Slovak | psie víno |
| Slovak | divé hrozno |
| Slovak | pavinič päťlistý |
| Serbian | petolisni bršljan |
| Swedish | vigne vierge vraie |
| Swedish | klättervildvin |
| Thai | เถาคันแดง |
| Thai | เถาคัน |
| Turkish | virginia sarmaşığı |
| Chinese | 五葉地錦 |
| Chinese | 五叶爬山虎 |
| Chinese | 五叶地锦 |
Germination/Propagation Top
Suggest a correction or add new data!| Sow at 4°C for 3 weeks, then increase to 20°C. |
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
No distribution data was extracted from POWO/KEW yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000474309 |
| Tropicos | 34000382 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:184094-2 |
| The Plant List | tro-34000382 |
| IPNI | 184094-2 |
| iNaturalist | 414355 |
| GBIF | 6394190 |
| USDA GRIN | 311384 |
| UNII | WGB7L1C3ID |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 3742 |
| Flora of Alabama | 3755 |
| Cornell Woody Plants | 165 |
| Canadensys | 9539 |
| USDA Plants | PAQU2 |
| UConn | 301 |
| Tropicos | 34000007 |
| INPN | 112465 |
| Flora of Italy | 3085 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:184091-2 |
| The Plant List | kew-2548124 |
| Missouri Botanical Garden | 287536 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 329904 |
| Observations.org | 7149 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 3607 |
| NBN Atlas | NHMSYS0000461527 |
| Nature Serve | 2.133085 |
| IUCN Red List | 192160722 |
| IPNI | 68399-1 |
| iNaturalist | 50278 |
| GBIF | 3039194 |
| Freebase | /m/044srp |
| WisFlora | 4437 |
| FEIS | plants/vine/parqui |
| EPPO | PRTQU |
| EOL | 582341 |
| Elurikkus | 6118 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 9375 |
| USDA GRIN | 26804 |
| Wikipedia | Parthenocissus_quinquefolia |
| PFAF | Parthenocissus quinquefolia |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Sugar acids and derivatives | |||||
| 2,3-Dihydroxybutanedioic Acid | 875 | Click to see | 150.09 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-9452(85)90049-4 |
| Threonic acid | 151152 | Click to see C(C(C(C(=O)O)O)O)O | 136.10 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-9452(85)90049-4 |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Dihydrofurans / Furanones / Butenolides | |||||
| L-Ascorbic Acid | 54670067 | Click to see | 176.12 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-9452(85)90049-4 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / 2-arylbenzofuran flavonoids | |||||
| (1E,2R,3R)-2-(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-1-[[(2S,3S)-3-(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-5-yl]methylidene]-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydroindene-4,6-diol | 102316913 | Click to see | 680.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00071-5 |
| (1E,2S,3S)-2-(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-1-[[(2R,3R)-3-(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-5-yl]methylidene]-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydroindene-4,6-diol | 25016921 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2C(C(=CC3=CC4=C(C=C3)OC(C4C5=CC(=CC(=C5)O)O)C6=CC=C(C=C6)O)C7=C2C(=CC(=C7)O)O)C8=CC(=CC(=C8)O)O)O | 680.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00071-5 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Stilbenes | |||||
| (1Z,2S,3S)-2-(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methylidene]-2,3-dihydroindene-4,6-diol | 95790137 | Click to see | 454.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00071-5 |
| 2-(3,5-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methylidene]-2,3-dihydroindene-4,6-diol | 73194217 | Click to see | 454.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00071-5 |
| 4-[2-(3,5-Dihydroxyphenyl)ethenyl]benzene-1,2-diol | 4813 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C=CC2=CC(=CC(=C2)O)O)O)O | 244.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00071-5 |
| 5-(2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)Ethenyl)Benzene-1,3-Diol | 5056 | Click to see | 228.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00071-5 |
| parthenocissin A | 15411553 | Click to see | 454.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00071-5 |
| Piceatannol | 667639 | Click to see | 244.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00071-5 |
| Resveratrol | 445154 | Click to see | 228.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00071-5 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Stilbenes / Stilbene glycosides | |||||
| (e)-resveratrol 3-O-alpha-d-glucopyranoside | 11968839 | Click to see | 390.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00071-5 |
| 2-[3-Hydroxy-5-[2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)vinyl]phenoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydropyran-3,4,5-triol | 393787 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C=CC2=CC(=CC(=C2)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O)O | 390.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00071-5 |
| Polydatin | 5281718 | Click to see | 390.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00071-5 |
Collections Top
| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |