Flowering plantsIn Butler County, Ohio

Virginia creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.

Virginia creeper in all of Ohio
Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
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Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Order
Vitales
Family
Vitaceae
Near Butler County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 3 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (10)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (60)
  • Recorded, season not shown (15)
  • Season shown (3)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Virginia creeper by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County183 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County85 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County57 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County93 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County38 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County109 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County238 · Season shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas County41 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County24 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County34 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County31 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark County47 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County170 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County33 · Season shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County25 · Season shown
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Butler County

Late April to mid-July, middle week late May

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks. A later season is not shown: most records are from one year.

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Recording in Butler County · records of all species each week, 32,485 in all

Records per week from 85 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Virginia creeper in Butler County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Virginia creeperYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100059
Jan 11–1700104
Jan 18–2400111
Jan 25–310054
Feb 1–70062
Feb 8–140059
Feb 15–210070
Feb 22–2800117
Mar 1–700221
Mar 8–1400224
Mar 15–2100250
Mar 22–2800250
Mar 29 – Apr 400464
Apr 5–1100681
Apr 12–1800911
Apr 19–25111,134
Apr 26 – May 2221,163
May 3–9221,117
May 10–1654724
May 17–2332681
May 24–3022518
May 31 – Jun 643531
Jun 7–1322605
Jun 14–2011566
Jun 21–2700545
Jun 28 – Jul 411622
Jul 5–1111580
Jul 12–1822658
Jul 19–2522618
Jul 26 – Aug 111664
Aug 2–800710
Aug 9–1500555
Aug 16–2222856
Aug 23–29221,185
Aug 30 – Sep 5832,105
Sep 6–12742,341
Sep 13–19631,284
Sep 20–26211,693
Sep 27 – Oct 31111,744
Oct 4–101151,330
Oct 11–17331,154
Oct 18–2411745
Oct 25–3132955
Nov 1–700261
Nov 8–1400265
Nov 15–2100197
Nov 22–2800187
Nov 29 – Dec 500103
Dec 6–1200173
Dec 13–190084
Dec 20–260089
Dec 27 – Jan 200106

Reported in flower

No records here show flowers yet, so there is no flowering season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

Only 1 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Late April to mid-October, middle week Jul 12–18

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 2,009 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 977 dates. Latest record: November 2025.

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Records of Virginia creeper in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Virginia creeperYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31214,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14115,888
Feb 15–21215,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–141110,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 42219,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–185239,925
Apr 19–2516541,623
Apr 26 – May 275956,391
May 3–9102852,952
May 10–16921053,785
May 17–231131057,698
May 24–301071054,651
May 31 – Jun 698953,099
Jun 7–1393953,700
Jun 14–2091956,625
Jun 21–27611055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4531058,477
Jul 5–1160961,336
Jul 12–18691064,722
Jul 19–2560969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1571059,416
Aug 2–845859,712
Aug 9–1550955,994
Aug 16–2242954,328
Aug 23–2952951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 586857,167
Sep 6–12751059,075
Sep 13–19791054,543
Sep 20–2653945,860
Sep 27 – Oct 31251043,180
Oct 4–101071037,841
Oct 11–1764930,824
Oct 18–2423821,156
Oct 25–3123819,021
Nov 1–79414,172
Nov 8–146412,621
Nov 15–21227,965
Nov 22–28428,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5116,083
Dec 6–12226,004
Dec 13–19115,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported in flower

Only 1 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No fruiting season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicansOften confused in Ohio: 58 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • thicket creeper Parthenocissus insertaOften confused in Ohio: 33 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Japanese creeper Parthenocissus tricuspidata196 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • American ginseng Panax quinquefolius55 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Black Snakeroot Sanicula canadensis48 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed54%49%
Forest38%31%
Farmland5%11%
Wetland2%5%
Open water0.5%3%
Grassland and shrub0.2%0.9%
Barren0.1%0.6%

From 1,347 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

2,009 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.