Louisiana Plant ID | Campsis radicans (trumpet creeper)

FAMILY: BIGNONIACEAE

ALTERNATE COMMON NAME:

LEAVES: deciduous, opposite, odd-pinnately compound,; 7-15 coarsely toothed leaflets

FLOWER: large, tubular (trumpet-shaped) orange; flowering June to August

FRUIT: capsule to 6 inches long, splits into two halves, containing numerous flat winged seeds

TWIGS: smooth, green to reddish-brown

BARK: older portions of stem become tan

FORM: high-climbing woody vine; thick, fleshy nodal aerial roots; no tendrils; very aggressive, will over-top and damage or kill trees; forms shrubby stands when lacking structure for climbing

HABITAT: moist ridges and well drained flats; requires full sun; bottomland hardwoods, small stream floodplains, fence and hedge rows, old fields, utility poles, urban waste areas

WETLAND DESIGNATION: Facultative (FAC): Occurs in wetlands or non-wetlands of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast Plain Region

RANGE: eastern US [MAP] [Map Color Key]

USES: ornamental

WILDLIFE: preferred browse by whitetail deer, consumed mainly during spring and summer; flowers provide nectar for carpenter bees and hummingbirds

Best Recognition Features:

high climbing woody vine, climbing by nodal aerial roots
opposite, odd-pinnately compound leaves; leaflets coarsely serrate
large, trumpet-shaped, reddish orange flowers

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