Boston ivy Vitaceae Parthenocissus tricuspidata (Siebold & Zucc.) Planch. Listen to the Latin   symbol: PATR6
Other Fact Sheets
Leaf: Alternate, simple or compound, coarsely serrated, 4 to 8 inches wide, 3-lobed (or trifoliate), shiny dark green above, much paler below.
Flower: Small, green and borne in clusters on long stems, appearing in early summer.

Fruit: A blue-black berry, 1/4 to 1/3 inch across, 1 to 2 seeds.

Twig: Slender, light reddish brown, numerous lenticels, tendrils with adhesive pads are apparent opposite the bud scars, leaf scars are round and concave.

Bark: Smooth, gray-brown, corky raised lenticels.

Form: A climbing vine that may reach up to 50 feet tall.
 
USDA Plants Database
Parthenocissus tricuspidata is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and is not known to widely escape cultivaton.

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