Family: Bignonia Family (Bignoniaceae) Distinctive features: Woody Vine; Vine. Opposite compound leaves. Large conspicuous orange-red flowers. Flowers: Summer; Red/Pink; 5 parts (petals); Orange-red, trumpet-shaped. Conspicuous. Leaves: Opposite/Whorled, Compound, Toothed Trunk:
Vine. Habitat: Fields and Open Areas; Clearings and edges of woods. Grows in Sun/Shade:
Sun Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 328 Shrubs of Ontario: 421 Native/Non-native:
Native Status:
Rare in Ontario -- grows only in the extreme SW of Ontario.
Origin and Meaning of Names:
Scientific Name: radicans: rooting For more information visit: Ontario Wildflowers
, Ontario Trees and Shrubs Photographs:
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Trumpet Creeper is rare in Ontario.
The conspicuous flower.
It flowers in September.
Flower buds (early July).
The compound leaf. The leaves are opposite.
Young leaf shoots.
The stem and bark of an old vine.
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