Trumpetvine

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