Campsis radicans
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Photo courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Campsis radicans (L.) Seem. ex Bureau |
| Common name: | trumpet creeper |
| Synonomy: | Bignonia radicans L. Tecoma radicans (L.) Juss. |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Growth type: | vine |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
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| Foliage: | leaflets, 7-11, sharply toothed |
| Flower: | red or orange, trumpet shaped |
| Flowering time: | bloom mid July to mid August; fruit September to October |
| Habitat: | thickets, dry woods, disturbed sites, roadsides, fence rows |
| Range in New Jersey: | local on Coastal Plain outside the Pine Barrens |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | Attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. It is considered an invasive weed in a number of regions. Native NJ to Iowa. For more information on C. radicans, see the USDA Plant Guide |