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Index of Subjects --001a11c1282cdcf137051c213e02 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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= 5 > > --001a11c1282cdcf137051c213e02 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <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 & Alison Webster <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href= =3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com" target=3D"_blank">dwebster@glinx.com</a>>= </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> --001a11c1282cdcf137051c213e02--
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