Plantae>Magnoliophyta>Magnoliopsida>Scrophulariales>Bignoniaceae>Bignonia capreolata L.
![]() | A fairly common, high-climbing mostly evergreen vine with unique leaves — two leaflets per leaf; the rachis ends with a tendril. Mecklenburg Co., VA 5/2/05. |
![]() | The common name comes from the cross shape seen when you make a cross-section of a stem. |
![]() | Unscented tubular flowers appear in late April and early May. The flowers of wild plants are normally red on the outside and yellow on the inside. Granville Co., NC 4/27/03. |
![]() | Horticulturists have created several cultivated varieties (cultivars) — this one is 'Tangerine Beauty'. Chapel Hill, NC 5/3/03. |
![]() | But wild Crossvines are just as spectacular. Pender Co., NC 4/19/09. |
![]() | Johnston Co., NC 4/20/08. |
![]() | The seed pods are somewhat bean-shaped, long and flat. Wake Co., NC 5/30/2011. |
![]() | Durham Co., NC 4/9/2011. |
![]() | Wake Co., NC 5/30/2011. |
![]() | Wake Co., NC 5/30/2011. |
![]() | Bark of a very large vine. Madison Co., NC 5/11/08. |
More information:
Floridata
University of Florida
Virginia Tech Dendrology
Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
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