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Campsis radicans (L.) Seem. ex Bureau
trumpet creeper
Symbol: CARA2
Group: Dicot
Family: Bignoniaceae
Growth Habit: Vine
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Plant Synonyms:
CARA2 Campsis radicans (L.) Seem. ex Bureau
 

BIRA2

Bignonia radicans L.
 

TERA

Tecoma radicans (L.) Juss.
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State Distributional Map for CARA2
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Plant Distribution by State

Campsis radicans (L.) Seem. ex Bureau

CARA2

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Kansas distribution information Michigan distribution information New Hampshire distribution information West Virginia distribution information Wisconsin distribution information linked offsite at University of Wisconsin Madison Arkansas distribution information Connecticut distribution information Iowa distribution information Massachusetts distribution information South Dakota distribution information North Carolina distribution information Illinois distribution information North Dakota distribution information Virginia distribution information Kentucky distribution information Missouri distribution information Tennessee distribution information linked offsite at Univerity of Tennessee Herbarium South Carolina distribution information Florida distribution information linked offsite at USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants Georgia distribution information
Related Taxa:
Campsis radicans (L.) Seem. ex Bureau

View 28 genera in Bignoniaceae, 1 species in Campsis

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Classification:
Campsis radicans (L.) Seem. ex Bureau

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Asteridae –
                      Order Scrophulariales –
                         Family Bignoniaceae – Trumpet-creeper family
                            Genus Campsis Lour. – campsis
                               Species Campsis radicans (L.) Seem. ex Bureau – trumpet creeper

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Invasive Information:
Campsis radicans (L.) Seem. ex Bureau
        trumpet creeper
        cow-itch
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
KY   Haragan, P.D.. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and Adjacent States: A Field Guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky.. 278pp.
 
N'EAST   Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.. 397pp.
 
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois..
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Campsis radicans (L.) Seem. ex Bureau
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FAC FAC FAC FAC* FACU FAC- FAC NO NI NO NO NO NO NO

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Campsis radicans (L.) Seem. ex Bureau

View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 34309.
View species account from The Kemper Center for Home Gardening.
View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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Related Web Sites:
Campsis radicans (L.) Seem. ex Bureau

    MA-Massachusetts Non-Native Plant Introductions
    Oregon State University Horticulture: Landscape Plants
    Purdue University, Botany Department: no-till abstract & images
    Virginia Tech: abstract & image
    Wildflowers of Western Kentucky

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