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Can I have eight to ten sentences (paragraph form) describing of the Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper) of the Vitaceae plant family? Please include in these sentences, the flower, leaves, stems, fruit, general and special characteristics. Thank you.
Parthenocissus quinquefolia, known as Virginia creeper, Victoria
creeper, five-leaved ivy, or five-finger, is a species of flowering
plant in the grape family, Vitaceae. It is native to eastern and
central North America, from southeastern Canada and the eastern
United States west to Manitoba and Utah, and south to eastern
Mexico and Guatemala.
Parthenocissus quinquefolia is a prolific deciduous climber,
reaching heights of 20–30 m (66–98 ft) in the wild. It climbs
smooth surfaces using small forked tendrils tipped with small
strongly adhesive pads 5 mm (0.20 in) in size.
The leaves are palmately compound, composed of five leaflets
(rarely three leaflets, particularly on younger vines, and
sometimes seven) joined from a central point on the leafstalk, and
range from 3 to 20 cm (1.2 to 7.9 in) (rarely to 30 cm [12 in])
across.
The flowers are small and greenish, produced in inconspicuous
clusters in late spring, and mature in late summer or early fall
into small hard purplish-black berries 5 to 7 mm (0.20 to 0.28 in)
diameter. These berries contain toxic amounts of oxalic acid and
have been known to cause kidney damage and death to humans