Parthenocissus heptaphylla
Fl. S.E. U.S., 759. 1903.
Common names: Sevenleaf creeper
Endemic
Basionym: Parthenocissus quinquefolia var. heptaphylla Planchon in A. L. P. P. de Candolle and C. de Candolle Monogr. Phan. 5: 449. 1887
Synonyms: Psedera heptaphylla (Planchon) Rehder P. texana (Buckley ex Durand) Greene
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Lianas, scrambling to moderately high climbing. Tendrils 3–4 (–5) -branched, without adhesive discs. Leaves palmately compound; petiole ± equaling blade; leaflets (5–) 7, lustrous adaxially, oblanceolate to oblong-oblanceolate, 3–5 × 1–2 cm, thick, fleshy, base cuneate, margins coarsely dentate, apex acuminate, surfaces glabrous or abaxial puberulent. Inflorescences dichotomously branched, without distinct central axis. Flowers greenish to reddish green. Berries subglobose, 6–10 mm diam.
Phenology: Flowering May–Jun; fruiting Aug–Sep.
Habitat: Woods, riverbanks, rocky or sandy soils.
Elevation: 300–700 m.
Discussion
Parthenocissus heptaphylla is endemic to the Edwards Plateau and Lampasas Cut Plain.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
No values specified."connate" is not a number.
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puberulent +
scrambling +
hypogynous +
dehiscing +
acuminate +
adherent +
cuneate +
subglobose +
lobed +
equaling +
distinct +
Sevenleaf creeper +
leaf-opposed +
Tex. +
pistillate +
bisexual +
absent +
branched +
bisexual +
compound +
alternate +
lustrous +
oblanceolate;oblong-oblanceolate +
fleshy +
dentate +
adnate +
intrastaminal +
absent +
annular +
2[-3]-locular +
parietal +
axile +
superior +
hypogynous +
opposite +
valvate +
distinct +
absent +
2[-3]-carpellate +
continuous +
white +
Fl. S.E. U.S., +
1903 +
2;4 +
4;5 +
longitudinal +
Endemic +
absent +
absent +
caducous +
spheric +
conic +
glabrous +
Parthenocissus heptaphylla +
Parthenocissus +
species +
3-4(-5)-branched +
absent +
synoecious +