Bignonia capreolata L.

Crossvine (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Bignoniaceae > Bignonia

Characteristics

Climbing to 10–15 m; petioles 1–2 cm; lfls 2, oblong or elliptic, subacuminate, entire, narrowed to a cordate base; cal 5–8 mm; cor 5 cm; fr 15–20 cm; seeds 3 cm; 2n=40. Moist woods; s. Md. to s. O. and s. Mo., s. to Fla. and La. May, June. (Anisostichus c.; A. crucigera)
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A vine.
Life form
Growth form vine
Growth support climber
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 9.0 - 11.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Low woods and swamps. Rich forests and swamps. and along roadsides and fencerows.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible roots saps
Therapeutic use Kidney Aid (bark), Analgesic (bark), Blood Medicine (leaf), Antirheumatic (Internal) (leaf), Anti-bacterial agents (leaf), Antifungal agents (leaf), Misc. Disease Remedy (root), Diuretics (root), Laxatives (root), Unspecified (unspecified), Alterative (unspecified), Obesity (unspecified), Soap (unspecified), Thirst (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Bignonia capreolata habit picture by Eli Small (cc-by-sa)
Bignonia capreolata habit picture by Eli Small (cc-by-sa)
Bignonia capreolata habit picture by Eli Small (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Bignonia capreolata leaf picture by Nouveau Nouveau (cc-by-sa)
Bignonia capreolata leaf picture by Kely Joe Moschera (cc-by-sa)
Bignonia capreolata leaf picture by Rachael Kirby (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Bignonia capreolata flower picture by cindylang clang (cc-by-sa)
Bignonia capreolata flower picture by B-Ray (cc-by-sa)
Bignonia capreolata flower picture by James Thigpen (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Bignonia capreolata world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:108626-1
WFO ID wfo-0000781348
COL ID 99GQ3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Batocydia capreolata Anisostichus capreolata Bignonia capreolata f. lutea Bignonia capreolata var. atro-sanguinea Doxantha capreolata Bignonia capreolata