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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.
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Parthenocissus inserta (syn. Parthenocissus vitacea), also known as thicket creeper, false Virginia creeper, woodbine, or grape woodbine, is a woody vine native to North America, in southeastern Canada (west to southern Manitoba) and a large area of the United States, from Maine west to Montana and south to New Jersey and Missouri in the east, and Texas to Arizona in the west.
Like the related Virginia creeper, P. tricuspidata is widely grown to cover the façades of masonry buildings. This usage is actually economically important because, by shading walls during the summer, it can significantly reduce cooling costs. While it does not penetrate the building surface but merely attaches to it, nevertheless surface ...
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 ...
They are poisonous to dogs and cats as well as humans. [69] 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. [70] [failed verification ...
It has smaller leaves, mottled in white and pink, and it is more sensitive to frost. Porcelain berry often co-exists with Virginia creeper, poison ivy and sassafras. [5] Ampelopsis glandulosa are not commonly cultivated for culinary purposes, as its taste is unlikable, being described as slimy and bland. [6]
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