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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.
This category contains the native flora of Virginia as defined by the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included; taxa of higher ranks (e.g. genus) are only included if monotypic or endemic. Include taxa here that are endemic or have restricted distributions (e.g. only a few countries).
Spiraea virginiana is a rare species of flowering plant in the rose family (Rosaceae) known by the common names Virginia meadowsweet [4] and Virginia spiraea. It is native to the southern Appalachian Mountains, where it has a distribution scattered across nine states. However, most populations are very small and poor in quality.
Claytonia virginica, the Virginia springbeauty, [2] eastern spring beauty, grass-flower [3] narrowleaf springbeauty [1] or fairy spud, is an herbaceous perennial plant in the family Montiaceae. [4] Its native range is eastern North America. [2] Its scientific name honors Colonial Virginian botanist John Clayton (1694–1773).
Smilax rotundifolia, also known as roundleaf greenbrier [2] or common greenbrier, is a woody vine native to the southeastern and eastern United States and eastern Canada. [1] [3] [4] It is a common and conspicuous part of the natural forest ecosystems in much of its native range.
Itea virginica, commonly known as Virginia willow or Virginia sweetspire, is a small North American flowering shrub that grows in low-lying woods and wetland margins. Virginia willow is a member of the Iteaceae family, and native to the southeast United States. [3] Itea virginica has small flowers on pendulous racemes. [4]
Hackelia virginiana, a biennial plant, is commonly known as beggar's lice, [2] [3] sticktight or stickseed. [3] However, the common names beggar's lice and stick-tight are also used for very different plants, such as Desmodium species that are also known as "tick-trefoil".
The U.S. Agriculture Department found dozens of violations at a Boar's Head plant in Virginia — including insects, mold and puddles of blood — that has been linked to a deadly listeria ...