As we draw closer to the end of semester, each week seems to get longer and longer. My research group and I have been spending a couple a days each week at the Wild Basin. As I was walking up to the building at the Wild Basin, I caught a quick glimpse of some Virginia Creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, off to the side of the main path and took a quick snap shot. It’s hard to see it in this photo because it is in the background, but it isn’t too hard to find out there. It is a woody vine, and many animals such as squirrels and deer feed on the leaves and stems. It does need to be maintained because it grows rapidly and can block the sunlight from other trees and plants. It can be found in the southern, midwestern, and eastern United States
My iNaturalist post can be found here.