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Parthenocissus quinquefolia, known as Virginia creeper, Victoria creeper, five-leaved ivy, or five-finger, is a species of flowering vine in the grape family, Vitaceae.It is native to eastern and central North America, from southeastern Canada and the eastern United States west to Manitoba and Utah, and south to eastern Mexico and Guatemala.
They are poisonous to dogs and cats as well as humans. [72] Calla palustris: marsh calla, wild calla, water-arum Araceae: The plant is very poisonous when fresh due to its high oxalic acid content, but the rhizome (like that of Caladium, Colocasia, and Arum) is edible after drying, grinding, leaching, and boiling. [73] [failed verification ...
Darapsa myron, the Virginia creeper sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae found in central and eastern North America. Distribution It is ...
Virginia (specifically Northern Virginia) is now being called 'Ground Zero' for the kissing bug disease. It's not necessarily easy to become infected. People are exposed to the parasite through ...
Parthenocissus inserta is closely related to and commonly confused with Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper). [5] They differ in their means of climbing, with the tendrils twining around plant stems in P. inserta lacking the round, adhesive discs found on the tendril tips of P. quinquefolia, though the ends may be club-shaped when inserted into a crevice. [6]
In humans, foxtails can work through clothing, particularly fabric shoes and socks, causing discomfort to people while walking. Foxtails are a problem beginning when the grass inflorescences begin to disarticulate, and ending when the spikelets or spikelet clusters are mechanically abraded or incorporated into the soil , turf , or leaf litter .
A new critter is creeping into the United States' waters. The invasive Australian redclaw crayfish was recently spotted in Southern Texas, roughly 8,000 miles away from its home. The freshwater ...
Ampelopsis glandulosa by Abraham Jacobus Wendel, 1868 Fruit and leaves Inflorescence. Ampelopsis glandulosa is a deciduous, woody, perennial climbing vine with flowers and tendrils opposite the palmately lobed leaves, which have three to five more or less deep lobes and coarsely toothed margins (with a small apicle).