Parthenocissus quinquefolia

The Virginia creeper, Victoria creeper or five-leaved ivy 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.

• It is a prolific deciduous climber, reaching 20–30 m long in the wild, climbing smooth surfaces using small forked tendrils tipped with small strongly adhesive pads 5 mm in size; it is grown as an ornamental plant because it can cover walls and buildings rapidly, with leaves turning a deep red to burgundy in the fall.
• Leaves are palmately compound, 3–20 cm across, composed of 5 leaflets joined from a central point on the leafstalk; margins are toothed. The species is often confused with false Virginia creeper (P. vitacea) which has the same leaves but does not have the adhesive pads at the end of its tendrils.
• Flowers are small and greenish, produced in inconspicuous clusters in late spring.
• Fruit is a hard purplish-black berry 5–7 mm in diameter which can be toxic to humans but not to birds, providing then with a good winter food source.