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Campsis radicans (L.) Seem.

Trumpet creeper (en), Jasmin de Virginie (fr), Bignone de Virginie (fr), Bignone (fr), Jasmin trompette (fr), Bignone radicante (fr), Campside radicante (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Bignoniaceae > Campsis

Characteristics

Stems to 10 m or more; petioles 2–8 cm; lfls 5–13, lanceolate to ovate, 4–8 cm, acuminate, sharply and coarsely serrate, rounded at base; infls terminal, crowded; cal-tube 10–15 mm, the lobes 5 mm, fls 6–8 cm; fr 10–15 cm, with 2 longitudinal ridges; seeds 1.5 cm; 2n=40. Moist woods, fence-rows, and roadsides; N.J. to O. and Io., s. to Fla. and Tex., and often escaped from cult. farther n. July, Aug. (Tecoma r.; Bignonia r.)
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 8.0 - 12.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Dermatitis (flower), Anti-bacterial agents (leaf), Antifungal agents (leaf), Dermatitis (leaf), Sweating (root), Wound healing (root), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Narcotics (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 20 - 53
Germination temperacture (C°) 3
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Campsis radicans leaf picture by Silvia De Carvalho (cc-by-sa)
Campsis radicans leaf picture by batist levbot (cc-by-sa)
Campsis radicans leaf picture by Florian Florian Millet (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Campsis radicans flower picture by Guillaume Romain (cc-by-sa)
Campsis radicans flower picture by Rebecca Prevette (cc-by-sa)
Campsis radicans flower picture by Tomas Cihula (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Campsis radicans fruit picture by veronique Flahaut (cc-by-sa)
Campsis radicans fruit picture by Jean Christophe Leroux (cc-by-sa)
Campsis radicans fruit picture by Jardins de Montchat (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Campsis radicans world distribution map, present in France and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:109140-1
WFO ID wfo-0000781862
COL ID 99GYJ
BDTFX ID 12677
INPN ID 631143
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Bignonia radicans Tecoma radicans Bignonia florida Campsis curtisii Bignonia coccinea Bignonia radicans var. coccinea Bignonia radicans var. flammea Campsis radicans var. praecox Tecoma radicans var. minor Tecoma radicans var. praecox Bignonia radicans var. minor Gelseminum radicans Campsis radicans
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