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Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virginia creeper
Assateague Island National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Virginia creeper
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Vitales, Family Vitaceae, Genus Parthenocissus, Species Parthenocissus quinquefolia


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:		O
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MD: SNR; VA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Anacostia Park
Antietam National Battlefield	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Aztec Ruins National Monument
Big Cypress National Preserve	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Biscayne National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Buffalo National River	Camp Nelson National Monument
Canaveral National Seashore	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Castillo De San Marcos National Monument	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chaco Culture National Historical Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Chiricahua National Monument
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	DeSoto National Memorial
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Eisenhower National Historic Site
El Malpais National Monument	Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
First State National Historical Park	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Circle Parks	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Frederica National Monument	Fort Matanzas National Monument
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Homestead National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Monocacy National Battlefield	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Niobrara National Scenic River	North Cascades National Park
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pipestone National Monument
Prince William Forest Park	Rainbow Bridge National Monument
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saguaro National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Suitland Parkway	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Vicksburg National Military Park
Voyageurs National Park	Walnut Canyon National Monument
Weir Farm National Historical Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	12/16/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/26/2025 2:09:09 PM

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