Boston Ivy
Parthenocissus tricuspidata (Siebold & Zucc.) Planch.
Parthenocissus tricuspidata is a species of flowering plant in the Vitaceae family, native to eastern Asia. It is commonly known as Boston Ivy and is often found in floodplain bushes, riverside woodlands, and moist mountain mixed forests. Despite its common name, it is not related to true ivy.
Description
Parthenocissus tricuspidata, known as Boston Ivy, is a member of the Vitaceae family and is native to eastern Asia. It grows in floodplain bushes, riverside woodlands, and moist mountain mixed forests. This species is also referred to as grape ivy, Japanese ivy, Japanese creeper, and woodbine. It is distributed across various regions including Ontario, the Azores, the Canary Islands, and parts of Europe. First published in 1887, it is distinct from true ivy despite its common name.
Other common names
Boston IvyBoston-IvyJapanese CreeperJapanese IvyJapanese-CreeperJapanese-Ivy
Distribution
Ontario · Faial Island · Flores Island · São Miguel Island · TW · HR · Belgium · Brussels-Capital Region · Flemish Region · Walloon Region · France · The Netherlands · Great Britain · GB · IT · Austria · Azores · Canary Is. · Corse (Corsica) · Slovakia · Hungary · Ireland · Northern Ireland · Italy · Spain · Switzerland · England · Scotland · Wales · BA
Synonyms
Negundo nikoenseVitis inconstansVitis veitchiiVitis tricuspidataVitis royleiParthenocissus veitchiiAcer nikoenseAmpelopsis haponicaAmpelopsis minimaAmpelopsis tricuspidataAmpelopsis veitchiiCissus thunbergiiCissus tricuspidataCissus veitchiiCrula nikoensisQuinaria tricuspidataQuinaria veitchiiNegundo nikoenseVitis taquetiiPsedera tricuspidataPsedera thunbergiiParthenocissus thunbergiiCrula nikoenseAmpelopsis veitchii var. purpureaParthenocissus tricuspidata f. veitchiiParthenocissus tricuspidata f. purpureaParthenocissus tricuspidata f. lowiiAmpelopsis tricuspidata f. veitchiiAmpelopsis veitchii unranked robustaVitis thunbergii
