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Cross Vine (Bignonia capreolata) |
Color Photograph: © by and courtesy of J.R. Manhart
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Campsis radicans Cross Vine is similar to Trumpet Creeper. However the leaves are in 2 large, paired, oval leaflets in contrast to the compound leaves of Trumpet Creeper. The flowering period of Cross Vine is generally earlier than that of Trumpet Creeper (July to September. Cross Vine (Bignonia capreolata) Identification: A vine. Flowers large, red-orange, trumpet-shaped with 5 spreading petals at the apex of the tube. Throat of flower usually shaded with yellow. Stem woody, a vine, showing a cross when sectioned. Leaves consisting of 2 large, paired, oval leaflets. Distribution: A southern species found from Maryland, Illinois, and Missouri southward to Florida and Texas. Habitat: Cross Vine is found in bottomland forest. Flowering period: May to June. |
Cross Vine (Bignonia capreolata)
Similar Species: Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans) |
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