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Seven-leaf Creeper

Parthenocissus heptaphylla

Other common name(s):

Sevenleaf Creeper

Family:

Vitaceae (Grape Family)

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Chihuahuan Deserts, Cross Timbers, Edwards Plateau
Stockton Plateau
Limestone Cut Plain
Balcones Canyonlands, Edwards Plateau Woodland, Llano Uplift, Semiarid Edwards Plateau

Plant Characteristics

Growth Form

Vine

Height

12
to
36
ft.

Spread

3
to
4
ft.

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Habitat and Care Requirements

Soil Type(s)

Loam, Clay, Limestone, Well Drained, Moist

Light Requirement

Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Water Requirement

Low, Medium, High

Native Habitat

Woodland, Wetland or Riparian

Bloom and Attraction

Bloom Color

Red, Green

Bloom Season

Spring

Seasonal Interest

Fruit, Fall Color, Nesting Material

Wildlife Benefit

Birds

Maintenance

May be used as a climbing vine or trailing groundcover, though it is less likely to climb up walls the way Virginia Creeper does because it lacks adhesive disks. Propagation: Softwood cuttings

Comments

Blooms April-June. Resembles Virginia Creeper but much less common. Endemic to the Edwards Plateau and Cut Plain Ecoregions. The leaves turn orange and red fall color when grown in the sun. Reported to spread less than Virginia Creeper.
Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonym(s): Ampelopsis heptaphylla, Psedera heptaphylla, Vitis heptaphylla

References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=PAHE4. 3) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=24070&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 4) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=28603#null

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