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Virginia Creeper

Classification:

Family:  Vitaceae, grape family
Genus species:  Parthenocissus quinquefolia 

Leaves:
Leaves are palmately compound, composed of five leaflets. Leaflet edges are toothed.

Flowers:
Flowers are small, greenish, produced in clusters.

Fruit:
Fruit is a small hard purplish-black berry.

More Information:

Parthenocissus is from the Greek, parteno for "virgin" and cissus for "ivy."  The species name quniquefolia is from the Latin for "five-leaved."

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