Missouri Plants Virginia creeper   (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) Tracheophyta: Angiosperm: Dicot: Grape (Vitaceae) Native North American plant Habitat: any full sun area. ID Features: leaves of 5 toothed leaflets, hairy stem. Natural History: Virginia creeper is a vine that grows on the sides of trees throughout the state of Missouri, usually in wetter areas. It produces palmate leaves with 5 leaflets and is thus distinct from poison ivy, which has 3 leaflets per leaf. Virginia creeper produces blueish berries in the fall, eaten by many birds.

The information is from: Missouri Wildflowers by Edgar Denison, 5th Edition, Missouri Department of Conservation, ©1998.