woodbine - Vitaceae Parthenocissus vitacea

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Identification Description

Foliage	Leaflets are lustrous green above and slightly pubescent and pale on the underside, turning red in the fall. The leaves are serrated and 5 - 12 cm long	Leaf Type	Compound - Palmate
Bark	Starts with lenticels and as it ages, peels into long strips
Bud	Pointed, flat, single scaled.	Bud Arrangement	Alternate
Twig	Vine that is green in the growing season and turning red in the fall.
Flower	Small greenish flowers that will diverge from perfect to unisex on different vines. Flowers consist of five stamens and single style and stamen, there are 10 - 60 flowers per inflorescence.
Fruit	The fruit is a 9 -12 mm wide drupe, dark blue/black in appearance.
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