Trumpetvine, Trumpet Creeper

Campsis radicans (L.) Seem. ex Bureau

Bignoniaceae (Crossvine Family)

new shoots from creeping roots ▲▼

▲ new stem growth, showing opposite, pinnately-compound leaves

flowering vine ▲▼

flowers ▲

fruit capsules ▲

Trumpetvine or Trumpetcreeper:  (Not in Weeds of the Great Plains; pp. 330-33, Weeds of the Northeast)

Location near campus:  in hedgerow on west side of Dollison St., between Grand and Normal streets.

·         woody perennial vine with creeping roots in same family as Catalpa tree (Bignoniaceae)

·         climbs by aid of suckers that attach to trees, masonry or spreads out in fields

·         has toothed, compound, shiny leaves in groups of 7-11 leaflets

·         grows about anywhere, except under regular tillage

·         flowers orange, trumpet-shaped, attractive to humans and hummingbirds

·         fruit is a long, pod-like structure

·         spreads rapidly by seed, vines and roots