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Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Newtown, Wellington. Apr 2009.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Juvenile and adult foliage. Auckland Zoo. Mar 2007.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

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Common names

Virginian creeper

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Structural class

Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - Dicotyledons

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Parthenocissus

Family

Vitaceae

Authority

Parthenocissus tricuspidata (Siebold & Zucc.) Planch.

Ecology

Reason for introduction

Horticultural.

Life cycle and dispersal

Perennial woody vine. Reproduces by seed and through vegetative spread by layering and detachment. Fleshy bird dispersed fruits - seed long-lived. Also spread by gravity and through careless disposal of garden waste.

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