Parthenocissus tricuspidata
Boston Ivy, Boston Ivy
Other regional names: Japanese Creeper +1 more
- Japanese Creeper
- Japanese Ivy
Also known as: ? purpurea Nobbe +15 more
- ? purpurea Nobbe
- Ampelopsis haponica Anon.
- Ampelopsis lowii H.Low ex H.P.
- Ampelopsis minima Anon.
- Ampelopsis tricuspidata f. veitchii (Laurentius) Schelle
- Ampelopsis tricuspidata Siebold & Zucc.
- Ampelopsis veitchii Hort, 1868
- Ampelopsis veitchii Laurentius
- Ampelopsis veitchii subsp. robusta J.R.Duncan & V.C.Davies
- Ampelopsis veitchii var. purpurea L.Nagy
- Cissus tricuspidata Siebold & Zucc.
- Cissus veitchii (Laurentius) Carrière
- Crula nikoense (Maxim.) Nieuwl.
- Crula nikoensis (Miq.) Nieuwl.
- Parthenocissus thunbergii (Siebold & Zucc.) Nakai
- Parthenocissus tricuspidata f. lowii (H.Low ex H.P.) Rehder
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Vitaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a liana.
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Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Parthenocissus tricuspidata (commonly known as Boston Ivy) is a climbing plant belonging to the Vitaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indo-China, Russian Far East
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Primorye, Taiwan, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Albania, Baleares, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Burundi, Canary Is., Connecticut, District of Columbia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Romania, Sardegna, South Carolina, Spain, Tennessee, Yugoslavia