American Ivy vs False Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia compared with Parthenocissus inserta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Ivy	False Virginia Creeper
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Vitales (Vitales)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family same	Vitaceae	Vitaceae
Genus same	Parthenocissus	Parthenocissus
Species	Parthenocissus quinquefolia	Parthenocissus inserta

Evolutionary Relationship

American Ivy and False Virginia Creeper share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Parthenocissus.

Conservation Status

American Ivy

NE — Not Evaluated

False Virginia Creeper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Ivy	False Virginia Creeper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Ivy

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

False Virginia Creeper

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (26 countries) and North America (United States).

American Ivy

The American Ivy (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) is a species in the genus Parthenocissus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 24 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States