Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.

Vitaceae Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch,
det. M. Nee, 2016
WISCONSIN, Richland Co., 3 miles SE of center of
Richland Center.
43°18’32”N, 90°19’5rW. alt. 238 m.
T 10 N; R 1 E; SEttSEtt sect. 26.
Young woods in fencerow between cultivated fields on
gentle SE-facing woods of small valley. Primus serotina,
Carya ovata, Juglans nigra, Ulmus americana, U. rubra,
Celtis occidentalis.
Vine into tree, the lower stems loose, 2.4 cm. in diameter,
but the bark thick and the xylem only 1.5 cm. in diameter,
very difficult to count growth rings, but perhaps growing
very slowly and this stem many years old; lower stem free,
the upper branches forming a tangle firmly anchored on
upper trunk and adjacent side branches, the tendrils on the
youngest twigs with sticky pads, but the tendrils sometimes
inserted into cracks in the bark and then the pads not
obvious. Voucher for wood specimens at Kw, Lw, MADw,
MEXUw, RSAw. Leaves glossy above.
Coll.: M. Nee 63208	29 Aug. 2016
Missouri Botanical Garden (MO)
03198120