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Virginia creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

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Common names

58 names · 37 languages
EnglishYour language
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Other languages (36)
Dutch
  • Vijfbladige wilde wingerd
  • Vijfbladige wingerd[2][4]
  • Wilde wingerd
French
  • Vigne vierge de Virginie[2][4]
  • Vigne vierge vraie[2][4]
  • Vigne vierge à cinq folioles[2][4]
Afrikaans
  • Virginiese klimop[4]
Belarusian
  • Дзявочы вінаград пяцілісточкавы[4]
Catalan
  • Heura de Virgínia[4]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 五叶地锦[4]
  • 五叶爬山虎[4]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 五葉地錦[4]
Croatian
  • Divlja loza[4]
  • Lozica[4]
  • Petolisna lozica[4]
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  • Petolisna vinjaga[4]
Czech
  • loubinec pětilistý[4]
Danish
  • Klatre-Vin[4]
Estonian
  • Harilik metsviinapuu[4]
Finnish
  • imukärhivilliviini[4]
German
Greek
  • Παρθενοκισσός ο Πεντάλοβος[4]
Hebrew
  • גפנית מחומשת[4]
Hungarian
  • tapadó vadszőlő[4]
Italian
Japanese
  • アメリカヅタ[4]
Korean
  • 미국담쟁이덩굴[4]
Latvian
  • Pieclapiņu mežvīns[4]
Lithuanian
  • Penkialapis vynvytis[4]
Luxembourgish
  • Fënnefbliedereg Wëll Rief[4]
Mvskoke
  • vfvlla-omv[4]
Navajo
  • Láʼashdlaʼ[4]
Norwegian
  • klatrevillvin[4]
Ojibwe
  • Omakakiibag (Manidoo-biimaakwad, bebaamooded)[4]
Polish
  • Winobluszcz pięciolistkowy[4]
Portuguese
Romanian
  • Viță de Canada[4]
  • Viță sălbatică[4]
Russian
  • Девичий виноград пятилисточковый[4]
Slovak
  • pavinič päťlistý[4]
Slovenian
  • navadna vinika[4]
Spanish
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  • Parrita cimarrona[3]
  • Ubi colorado[3]
  • Viria virgen[3]
Swedish
  • klättervildvin[4]
Turkish
  • Amerikan Sarmaşığı[4]
Ukrainian
  • Дикий виноград п'ятилистий[4]
Sources & name notes (4)

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

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

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

[1] Parthenocissus quinquefolia — Plant Toolbox common names ↗

NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox; English common names in a United States horticultural reference.

Source records
  • Virginia Creeper — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(1); heading: Common Name(s):; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Virginia-creeper — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(2); heading: Common Name(s):; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Woodbine — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(3); heading: Common Name(s):; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
[2] Parthenocissus quinquefolia — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Virginia creeper — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Vijfbladige wingerd — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Vigne vierge de Virginie — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • American Ivy — results[0].names[33]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Selbstkletternde Jungfernrebe — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Wilder Wein — results[0].names[32]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Woodbine — results[0].names[31]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • enredadera de Virginia — results[0].names[39]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Parra virgen — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Vigne vierge vraie — results[0].names[10]; 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.
  • Vite del Canadà rampicante — results[0].names[36]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Trepadeira-da-Virgínia — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Vinha-virgem — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Vinha-virgem-da-Virgínia — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Parthenocissus quinquefolia ↗

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

Source records
  • Virginia creeper (EN); Selbstkletternde Jungfernrebe (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 166304; taxon 4DTTQ.
  • 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.
  • Viria virgen — VernacularName.tsv, line 166305; taxon 4DTTQ.
[4] 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.
  • Vijfbladige wingerd — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Vigne vierge de Virginie — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • American Ivy — results[0].names[33]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Selbstkletternde Jungfernrebe — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Wilder Wein — results[0].names[32]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Woodbine — results[0].names[31]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • enredadera de Virginia — results[0].names[39]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Parra virgen — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Vigne vierge vraie — results[0].names[10]; 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.
  • Vite del Canadà rampicante — results[0].names[36]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Trepadeira-da-Virgínia — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Vinha-virgem — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • Vinha-virgem-da-Virgínia — results[0].names[7]; 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.
  • 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.
  • Παρθενοκισσός ο Πεντάλοβος — results[0].names[34]; taxon id 50278; Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
  • 미국담쟁이덩굴 — results[0].names[35]; 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.
  • 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.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Parthenocissus quinquefolia is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Vitaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Mature height
9.14–15.24 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

Sources [2]
Mature spread
1.52–3.05 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

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Plant habit
Climbing; Creeping

NC State Extension profile.

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Life cycle
Perennial

NC State Extension profile.

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Growth rate
Rapid

NC State Extension profile.

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Foliage
Broadleaf Evergreen; Deciduous

NC State Extension profile.

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Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day); Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

NC State Extension profile.

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Moisture and drainage
Good Drainage; Moist; Occasionally Dry; Occasionally Wet

NC State Extension profile.

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Soil texture
Clay; High Organic Matter; Loam (Silt); Sand

NC State Extension profile.

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Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Alkaline (>8.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)

NC State Extension profile. These source categories do not certify the catalogue’s numeric pH interval.

Sources [2]
Flowering season
Spring; Summer

NC State Extension profile. Seasons reflect the source region and do not verify the catalogue’s exact flowering months.

Sources [2]
Reported wildlife attraction
Listed as attracting: bees, pollinators.

NC State Extension profile. Broad wildlife categories; this does not establish flower visits by a named bee species or quantify nectar and pollen.

Sources [2]
Native range
SE. Canada to El Salvador, Bermuda to Cuba.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Unknown
Agroforestry database

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Structure

Vegetation layer
Climber
Size
Medium
Dimensions
30.00 m high × 0.00 m wide
Growth rate
Fast
Lifecycle
Perennial
Foliage
Deciduous

Site conditions

USDA hardiness
3-10
Moisture
Moist
Soil
Sandy, Loamy, Clay
pH
Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
Light
Partial shade, Sun

Uses

Edible parts
Fruit, Root, Stem
Functions
Dye, Ground cover
Edibility
2 out of 5
Medicinal value
2 out of 5

Fruit: raw. The fruit is not very tasty and has a diameter of about 6 mm. It grows in small clusters like grapes. Stems: cooked. It is recommended to peel them and then cook them. There is a sweet substance between the bark and the wood, which can also be used in cooking. Root: cooked.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Parthenocissus quinquefolia — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 877415; ID 4DTTQ; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 877415; ID 4DTTQ; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. NC State Extension Parthenocissus quinquefolia — Plant Toolbox

    NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Growing conditions and seasons reflect its United States horticultural context.

    Supports: Mature heightMature spreadPlant habitLife cycleGrowth rateFoliageLightMoisture and drainageSoil textureSoil pHFlowering seasonReported wildlife attraction
    Relevant sections
    • Mature height: Dimensions / Height
    • Mature spread: Dimensions / Width
    • Plant habit: Habit/Form
    • Life cycle: Life Cycle
    • Growth rate: Growth Rate
    • Foliage: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
    • Light: Light
    • Moisture and drainage: Soil Drainage
    • Soil texture: Soil Texture
    • Soil pH: Soil pH
    • Flowering season: Flower Bloom Time
    • Reported wildlife attraction: Attracts

    Source checked on .

  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Parthenocissus quinquefolia — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 291870; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1045559, 1045562, 1045564, 1045567, 1045568, 1045569, 1045570, 1045571, 1045572, 1045573, 1045574, 1045575, 1045576, 1045577, 1045578, 1045579, 1045580, 1045581, 1045582, 1045583, 1045584, 1045585, 1045586, 1045587, 1045588, 1045590, 1045591, 1045592, 1045593, 1045594, 1045595, 1045596, 1045597, 1045598, 1045599, 1045600, 1045601, 1045602, 1045603, 1045604, 1045605, 1045606, 1045607, 1045608, 1045609, 1045610, 1045611, 1045612, 1045613, 1045614, 1045615

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.