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Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Virginia creeper

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Common names

56 names · 38 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (37)
Dutch
  • Vijfbladige wilde wingerd
  • Vijfbladige wingerd[2]
French
  • Vigne vierge de Virginie[2]
  • Vigne vierge vraie[2]
  • Vigne vierge à cinq folioles[2]
Afrikaans
  • Virginiese klimop[2]
Belarusian
  • Дзявочы вінаград пяцілісточкавы[2]
Catalan
  • Heura de Virgínia[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 五叶地锦[2]
  • 五叶爬山虎[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 五葉地錦[2]
Croatian
  • Divlja loza[2]
  • Lozica[2]
  • Petolisna lozica[2]
+1 more nameShow fewer names
  • Petolisna vinjaga[2]
Czech
  • loubinec pětilistý[2]
Danish
  • Klatre-Vin[2]
Estonian
  • Harilik metsviinapuu[2]
Finnish
  • imukärhivilliviini[2]
German
  • Selbstkletternde Jungfernrebe[1][2]
  • Wilder Wein[2]
Greek
  • Παρθενοκισσός ο Πεντάλοβος[2]
Hebrew
  • גפנית מחומשת[2]
Hungarian
  • tapadó vadszőlő[2]
Italian
  • Vite americana[2]
  • Vite del Canadà rampicante[2]
Japanese
  • アメリカヅタ[2]
Korean
  • 미국담쟁이덩굴[2]
Latvian
  • Pieclapiņu mežvīns[2]
Lithuanian
  • Penkialapis vynvytis[2]
Luxembourgish
  • Fënnefbliedereg Wëll Rief[2]
Mvskoke
  • vfvlla-omv[2]
Navajo
  • Láʼashdlaʼ[2]
Norwegian
  • klatrevillvin[2]
Ojibwe
  • Omakakiibag (Manidoo-biimaakwad, bebaamooded)[2]
Polish
  • Winobluszcz pięciolistkowy[2]
Portuguese
  • Trepadeira-da-Virgínia[2]
  • Vinha-virgem[2]
  • Vinha-virgem-da-Virgínia[2]
Romanian
  • Viță de Canada[2]
  • Viță sălbatică[2]
Russian
  • Девичий виноград пятилисточковый[2]
Slovak
  • pavinič päťlistý[2]
Slovenian
  • navadna vinika[2]
Spanish
  • enredadera de Virginia[2]
  • Parra virgen[2]
  • Ubi colorado[1]
Swedish
  • klättervildvin[2]
Turkish
  • Amerikan Sarmaşığı[2]
Ukrainian
  • Дикий виноград п'ятилистий[2]
Language not specified
  • Bejuco ubi[1]
  • Parrita cimarrona[1]
  • Viria virgen[1]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Bejuco ubi — VernacularName.tsv, line 166301; taxon 4DTTQ.
  • Parrita cimarrona — VernacularName.tsv, line 166302; taxon 4DTTQ.
  • Ubi colorado (ES) — VernacularName.tsv, line 166303; taxon 4DTTQ.
  • Virginia creeper (EN); Selbstkletternde Jungfernrebe (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 166304; taxon 4DTTQ.
  • Viria virgen — VernacularName.tsv, line 166305; taxon 4DTTQ.
[2] Parthenocissus quinquefolia — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Virginia creeper — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Parra virgen — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Selbstkletternde Jungfernrebe — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Vinha-virgem — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Trepadeira-da-Virgínia — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Vinha-virgem-da-Virgínia — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Vigne vierge à cinq folioles — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Vite americana — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Vigne vierge vraie — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Vigne vierge de Virginie — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • loubinec pětilistý — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • 五葉地錦 — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Vijfbladige wingerd — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Девичий виноград пятилисточковый — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • klatrevillvin — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • imukärhivilliviini — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Penkialapis vynvytis — results[0].names[18]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Winobluszcz pięciolistkowy — results[0].names[19]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Klatre-Vin — results[0].names[20]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Harilik metsviinapuu — results[0].names[21]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • アメリカヅタ — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Omakakiibag (Manidoo-biimaakwad, bebaamooded) — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • klättervildvin — results[0].names[24]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • 五叶地锦 — results[0].names[25]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Heura de Virgínia — results[0].names[26]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Petolisna lozica — results[0].names[27]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Divlja loza — results[0].names[28]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Lozica — results[0].names[29]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Petolisna vinjaga — results[0].names[30]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Woodbine — results[0].names[31]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Wilder Wein — results[0].names[32]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • American Ivy — results[0].names[33]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Παρθενοκισσός ο Πεντάλοβος — results[0].names[34]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • 미국담쟁이덩굴 — results[0].names[35]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Vite del Canadà rampicante — results[0].names[36]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Viță sălbatică — results[0].names[37]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Viță de Canada — results[0].names[38]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • enredadera de Virginia — results[0].names[39]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Дзявочы вінаград пяцілісточкавы — results[0].names[40]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Дикий виноград п'ятилистий — results[0].names[41]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Láʼashdlaʼ — results[0].names[42]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Fënnefbliedereg Wëll Rief — results[0].names[43]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Virginiese klimop — results[0].names[44]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • navadna vinika — results[0].names[45]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • tapadó vadszőlő — results[0].names[46]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Pieclapiņu mežvīns — results[0].names[47]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • 五叶爬山虎 — results[0].names[48]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • גפנית מחומשת — results[0].names[49]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • pavinič päťlistý — results[0].names[50]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • vfvlla-omv — results[0].names[51]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Amerikan Sarmaşığı — results[0].names[52]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.

General information

Scientific name: Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Accepted name (Kew): Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. View name reference ↗

Accepted in the cited Kew taxonomic treatment.

Sources [3] [4]
Botanical family: Vitaceae

Kew's family placement for the genus Parthenocissus (WCVP v16).

Sources [3]
Also known as: Virginia creeper
Images: Google Images

Plant characteristics

Layer: Climber
Catalogue size class: Medium
Height: 9.14–15.24 m

NC State landscape size range; converted from feet and inches. Size varies with site, age and management.

Sources [1]
Spread: 1.52–3.05 m

NC State landscape size range; converted from feet and inches. Size varies with site, age and management.

Sources [1]
Growth rate: Fast
Sources [1]
Foliage: Evergreen, Deciduous
Sources [1]
Growth habit: Climbing, Creeping

Whole-plant habit and form as described by NC State.

Sources [1]
Life cycle: Perennial
Sources [1]

Growing conditions

USDA hardiness: 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b

USDA zones listed by NC State; winter survival does not establish reliable cropping.

Sources [1]
Soil moisture:
Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally Dry, Occasionally Wet

Moisture and drainage conditions listed by NC State.

Sources [1]
Soil:
Clay, High Organic Matter, Loam (Silt), Sand
Sources [1]
pH:
Acid (<6.0), Alkaline (>8.0), Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Sources [1]
Light:
Dappled Sunlight, Full sun, Partial Shade
Sources [1]

Uses

Functions:
Dye, Ground cover

Description

Parthenocissus quinquefolia is a climbing vine with compound leaves usually divided into five leaflets. Its berries and leaves contain irritating oxalate crystals and can cause mouth irritation and gastrointestinal symptoms if eaten. The berries should not be described as an ordinary raw food.

Sources [1] [2]

Harvest

Harvest starts: 15/09
Harvest ends: 15/11

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. NC State Extension, North Carolina State University Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia Creeper, Virginia-creeper, Woodbine) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
    Supports: DescriptionHeightSpreadGrowth rateFoliageGrowth habitLife cycleLightSoil moistureSoil textureSoil pHUSDA hardiness
    Relevant sections
    • Description: Description; Whole Plant Traits; Edibility; Poison Symptoms and Toxic Principle, where applicable
    • Height: Dimensions > Height; Height: 30 ft. 0 in. - 50 ft. 0 in.
    • Spread: Dimensions > Width; Width: 5 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
    • Growth rate: Growth Rate
    • Foliage: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
    • Growth habit: Habit/Form
    • Life cycle: Life Cycle
    • Light: Light
    • Soil moisture: Soil Drainage
    • Soil texture: Soil Texture
    • Soil pH: Soil pH
    • USDA hardiness: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

    Source checked on .

  2. National Capital Poison Center Virginia creeper and wisteria: Pretty but poisonous
    Supports: Description
    Relevant sections
    • Description: Virginia creeper identification and oxalate effects

    Source checked on .

  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew World Checklist of Vascular Plants, version 16, extracted 4 June 2026
    Supports: Botanical familyTaxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: WCVP v16, wcvp_names.csv row 291697; name ID 2548009; Parthenocissus Planch.. Family column.
    • Taxonomy: WCVP v16, wcvp_names.csv row 291870; name ID 2548124; Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch..

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.

  4. Catalogue of Life Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Parthenocissus quinquefolia

    Taxonomic data from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20.

    Supports: Taxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: COL 2026-08-20, NameUsage.tsv line 877415, ID 4DTTQ: Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. (accepted).

    Source checked on .