Echoes

The first leaves of the Virginia Creeper in early Spring. Nature preserve, May 2014

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The name "Virginia creeper", referring to one of its native locations, is also used for the whole genus Parthenocissus, and for other species within the genus. The name Parthenocissus is from the Greek literally meaning "virgin ivy", and may derive from the common English name of this species. The specific epithet quinquefolia means "five-leaved", referring to the leaflets on each compound (palmate) leaf.

This plant is also known in North America as woodbine, although woodbine can refer to other plant species.