[NatureNS] Non-native vine - Five-leaf Akebia

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The plant I mean is not Five finger Ivy (I assume you refer to the plant
also knwon as Virginia Creeper,
*Parthenocissus quinquefolia).*
My specimen has smooth leaf margins, which is not the case for Virginia
Creeper.
- B.


On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 8:17 PM, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com=
>
wrote:

> Have you ruled out 5-fingered Ivy ?
> DW
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Burkhard Plache <burkhardplache@gmail.com>
> *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 30, 2015 3:13 PM
> *Subject:* [NatureNS] Non-native vine - Five-leaf Akebia
>
> In Halifax, I noticed a vine I had not seen before.
> It has a palmately-compound leaf with five leaflets.
> The leaf margin is smooth.
> My best guess is that it is Five-leaf Akebia (*Akebia quinata*).
> Some info at: http://www.carolinanature.com/trees/akqu.html
>
> Question to botanists on this list:
> =E2=80=8BThis Akebia is considered frost hardy, thus likely to survive ou=
r winters.
> Is it commonly planted in Nova Scotia?
> Does it flower here? (I did not see any flowers on the specimen.)
> Could it be(come) a nuisance plant?
>
> Thanks for any insight,
> Burkhard
>
> No virus found in this message.
> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
> Version: 2015.0.6086 / Virus Database: 4392/10340 - Release Date: 07/30/1=
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,he=
lvetica,sans-serif">The plant I mean is not Five finger Ivy (I assume you r=
efer to the plant<br>also knwon as Virginia Creeper, <i>Parthenocissus quin=
quefolia).<br></i></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:a=
rial,helvetica,sans-serif">My specimen has smooth leaf margins, which is no=
t the case for Virginia Creeper.<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" styl=
e=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">- B.<br></div><div class=3D"gm=
ail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div></d=
iv><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 30=
, 2015 at 8:17 PM, David &amp; Alison Webster <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com" target=3D"_blank">dwebster@glinx.com</a>&gt;=
</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .=
8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>





<div bgcolor=3D"#ffffff">
<div>Have you ruled out 5-fingered Ivy ? </div>
<div>DW</div>
<blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT:#000000 2px solid;PADDING-LEFT:5px;PADDING=
-RIGHT:0px;MARGIN-LEFT:5px;MARGIN-RIGHT:0px" dir=3D"ltr"><div><div class=3D=
"h5">
  <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div>
  <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial;BACKGROUND:#e4e4e4"><b>From:</b>=20
  <a title=3D"burkhardplache@gmail.com" href=3D"mailto:burkhardplache@gmail=
.com" target=3D"_blank">Burkhard Plache</a> </div>
  <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"naturens@chebucto.n=
s.ca" href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@ch=
ebucto.ns.ca</a> </div>
  <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 30, 2015 3:13=
=20
  PM</div>
  <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] Non-native vine=
 -=20
  Five-leaf Akebia</div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div dir=3D"ltr">
  <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class=3D"gmail_defa=
ult">In=20
  Halifax, I noticed a vine I had not seen before.<br>It has a=20
  palmately-compound leaf with five leaflets.<br>The leaf margin is=20
  smooth.<br>My best guess is that it is Five-leaf Akebia (<i>Akebia=20
  quinata</i>).<br>Some info at: <a href=3D"http://www.carolinanature.com/t=
rees/akqu.html" target=3D"_blank">http://www.carolinanature.com/trees/akqu.=
html</a><br><br></div>
  <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class=3D"gmail_defa=
ult">Question to botanists on this list:<br></div>
  <div style=3D"DISPLAY:inline;FONT-FAMILY:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" clas=
s=3D"gmail_default">=E2=80=8BThis Akebia is considered frost hardy, thus li=
kely to=20
  survive our winters.<br></div>
  <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class=3D"gmail_defa=
ult">
  <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class=3D"gmail_defa=
ult">Is it=20
  commonly planted in Nova Scotia?<br></div>Does it flower here? (I did not=
 see=20
  any flowers on the specimen.)<br></div>
  <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class=3D"gmail_defa=
ult">Could=20
  it be(come) a nuisance plant?<br><br></div>
  <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class=3D"gmail_defa=
ult">Thanks for any insight,<br></div>
  <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class=3D"gmail_defa=
ult">Burkhard<br></div></div><a></a>
  </div></div><p color=3D"#000000" align=3D"left">No virus found in this=20
  message.<br>Checked by AVG - <a href=3D"http://www.avg.com" target=3D"_bl=
ank">www.avg.com</a><br>Version: 2015.0.6086 / Virus=20
  Database: 4392/10340 - Release Date: 07/30/15</p></blockquote></div>
</blockquote></div><br></div>

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