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Georgia Piedmont native

Virginia creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Cluster of leaves with 5 green, oval-shaped leaflets
Family
Vitaceae

Serves as a host for numerous species of hawk and sphinx moths, including the Virginia Creeper Sphinx Moth (Darapsa myron).

Virginia-creeper is a common vine of woodland edges and roadsides as well as floodplains and open forests. Its distinctive, five-fingered (compound), glossy-green leaves give this vine away. It climbs vigorously via tendrils. Songbirds and squirrels eat the fruits. It can be used to reclaim erosion-prone areas, and is cultivated for its unusual five-parted foliage. (From Native Plant Trust)