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Vine Weeds of Missouri

Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)

Growth habit

• Perennial

Other names

• Woodbine
• Five-leaved ivy

Origin

• Native

Control classification

• Moderately difficult

Note

• Before using any any herbicide, read and follow directions on the label accompanying that product. Reference to specific trade names does not imply endorsement by the University of Missouri; discrimination is not intended against similar products.

Virginia creeper has been valued as an ornamental plant; however, it easily escapes cultivation and can become a pest.

In Missouri, it is primarily found in fencerows; however, it is capable of growing over large trees.

Virginia creeper has palmately compound leaves, mainly with five leaflets, and each with serrated margins. Tendrils assist the plant in climbing. It should not be confused with poison ivy, which has three leaflets and no tendrils.
 

IPM1021, new December 2003

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