Botanical name: Parthenocissus quinquefolia    Family: Vitaceae (Grape family)

Virginia creeper is a woody vine native to North America. It is a prolific climber, reaching heights of 20-30 m in the wild. It climbs smooth surfaces using small forked tendrils tipped with small strongly adhesive pads 5 mm in size. The leaves are palmately compound, composed of five leaflets, 3-20 cm across. The leaflets have a toothed margin. Flowers are small, greenish, produced in clusters in late spring, and mature in late summer or early fall into small hard purplish-black berries 5-7 mm diameter. These berries contain oxalic acid, which is poisonous to humans and other mammals, and may be fatal if eaten. Virginia Creeper is commonly grown on house walls in Kashmir.

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The flower labeled Virginia Creeper is ...