A semi-evergreen vine with conspicuous, red and yellow, tubular flowers. The flowers hang in clusters of 2 to 5. The leaves are dark green to almost purple and produced as opposite pairs with terminal tendrils. Crossvine can often be seen high in trees as it climbs using tendrils.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Bignonia
Species: Bignonia capreolata
Habitat
Forest, Wetland, Urban
Distribution
Its range extends from Maryland and Virginia to Florida in the south and westward to Texas and Oklahoma.
Seasonality
Spring, Summer
Abundance
Abundant
Activity Time
Diurnal
Diet
Behavior
Ecological Role
It is an early nectar source for butterflies and hummingbirds and deer browse it in winter