Xeriscape Landscaping Plants For The Arizona Desert Environment
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Grape Ivy, Cissus trifoliata

Grape Ivy, Cissus trifoliata; September 6, 2006. Glendale.

Grape Ivy, Cissus trifoliata	Grape Ivy, Cissus trifoliata
Grape Ivy, Cissus trifoliata	Grape Ivy, Cissus trifoliata

Grape Ivy Cissus trifoliata, Grape Family: ( Vitaceae ), Grape Ivy. Also called: Sorrelvine, Marinevine, or Possum Grape. A woody or semiwoody vine to 30 feet long with tuberous roots. Stems 4- or 6 ridged, with orange -red lenticels becoming warty. Used as an accent or background plant. This is a gray accent shrub that contrasts well against other shrubs with deep green foliage. It's fruits are black, 1 - 4 seeded, obovoid, 6 - 9 mm long. Height: About 30 feet long. Flowers: Small, greenish. Blooming Time: March - April. Leaves: Alternate, somewhat succulent, simple, trilobed, or trifoliate, to (3.1 inch long. Leaflets ovate to obovate, coarsely and irregularly toothed, producing a disagreeable odor when crushed. Found: Found throughout Arizona to Missouri and Florida, south into northern Mexico. Elevation: 600 - 2,800 Feet. Habitat: Chalky/alkaline, Dry, Sandy, Well-drained/light soils. Stream banks, rocky ravines, roadsides. An ideal xeriscape landscape plant in Arizona. Miscellaneous: Photos Taken September 6, 2006. Glendale.