woodbine - Species Profile
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List
not listed
NatureServe
NNR - Unranked
SNR - Unranked
Minnesota
not listed
Description
Height
Up to 1′ when a ground cover
Flower Color
Yellowish green
Similar Species
Habitat
Moist
Ecology
Flowering
June to July
Pests and Diseases
Use
Distribution
Sources
Biodiversity occurrence data published by: Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas (accessed through the Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Portal, bellatlas.umn.edu. Accessed 3/5/2026).
Midwest Herbaria Portal. 2026. https://midwestherbaria.org/portal/index.php. Accessed 3/5/2026.
Parthenocissus vitacea (A.Kern.) Fritsch in GBIF Secretariat (2023). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org. Accessed 3/5/2026.
Nativity
Native
Occurrence
Common and widespread
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Pteridobiotina
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Order
Vitales (Grapes and Allies)
Family
Vitaceae (Grape)
Subfamily
Vitoideae
Tribe
Parthenocisseae
Genus
Parthenocissus (Virgin Creepers)
Subordinate Taxa
Synonyms
Ampelopsis inserta
Ampelopsis macrophylla
Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. laciniata
Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. vitacea
Cissus porphyrophylla
Cissus quinquefolia
Parthenocissus inserens
Parthenocissus inserta var. laciniata
Parthenocissus laciniata
Parthenocissus quinquefolia var. laciniata
Parthenocissus quinquefolia var. vitacea
Parthenocissus vitacea
Parthenocissus vitacea var. dubia
Parthenocissus vitacea var. laciniata
Parthenocissus vitacea var. macrophylla
Parthenocissus vitacea var. typica
Psedera laciniata
Psedera vitacea
Psedera vitacea var. dubia
Psedera vitacea var. laciniata
Vitis inserta
Vitis quinquefolia var. macrophylla
Vitis vitacea
Vitis vitacea var. laciniata
Common Names
false Virginia creeper
grape woodbine
thicket creeper
Virginia creeper
woodbine
