![[photo, Honeysuckle (Lonicera L.), Baltimore, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/01glance/plants/vines/images/1198-1-06460b.jpg)
Honeysuckle (Lonicera L.), Baltimore, Maryland, July 2014. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.
![[photo, Poison Ivy, Glen Burnie, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/01glance/plants/vines/images/1198-1-07133c.jpg)
Perhaps the most adaptive form of plants, vines and groundcovers are plants that grow beyond their primary stem, yet do not adhere to the definition of shrub or tree. These species primarily expand horizontally, so as to aquire sun or water after their initial growth, though some possess climbing stems used to extend horizontally. One example of this classification is poison ivy, which, depending on its surroundings, can thrive as a low groundcover, but also as a climbing vine.
Poison Ivy, Glen Burnie, Maryland, May 2015. Photos by Diane F. Evartt.
![[photo, Prickly Pear Cactus, Assateague Island National Park Seashore (Worcester County), Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/01glance/parks/national/images/1198-1-07047b.jpg)
| Name | Scientific Name | Blooms | ||||||||||||
| Bittersweet, American | Celastrus scandens L. | May - June | ||||||||||||
| Cactus, Prickly Pear | Opuntia humifusa | April - June | ||||||||||||
| Creeper, Trumpet | Campsis radicans (L.) Seem. ex Bureau | July - Sept. | ||||||||||||
| Crossvine | Bignonia capreolata L. | May - June |
Prickly Pear Cactus, Assateague Island National Park Seashore (Worcester County), Maryland, May 2015. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.
| Honeysuckle, Trumpet | Lonicera sempervirens L. | April - July | |||||||||
| Needles, Devil's Darning | Clematis virginiana L. | July - Sept. | |||||||||
| Passionflower, Purple | Passiflora incarnata L. | June - Sept. | |||||||||
| Vasevine | Clematis viorna L. | May - Aug. |
![[photo, Virginia Creeper, Glen Burnie, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/01glance/plants/vines/images/1198-1-07131c.jpg)
| Name | Scientific Name | Blooms | ||||||||||||
| Creeper, Virginia | Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. | June - Aug. | ||||||||||||
| Honeysuckle | Lonicera L. | June - Aug. | ||||||||||||
| Ivy, Poison | Toxicodendron radicans | May - July | ||||||||||||
| Wisteria, American | Wisteria frutescens | May - July |
Virginia Creeper, Glen Burnie, Maryland, May 2015. Photos by Diane F. Evartt.
| Name | Scientific Name | Blooms | |||||||||||||||
| Berry, Porcelain | Ampelopsis brevipedunculata | July - Aug. | |||||||||||||||
| Bittersweet, Oriental | Celastrus orbiculatus | May - June | |||||||||||||||
| Clematis, Sweet Autumn | Clematis terniflora | June - Oct. | |||||||||||||||
| Honeysuckle, Japanese | Lonicera japonica | April - Sept. | |||||||||||||||
| Ivy, English | Hedera helix | Aug. - Oct. |
![[photo, English Ivy (Hedera helix), Baltimore, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/01glance/plants/vines/images/1198-1-06459b.jpg)
English Ivy (Hedera helix) is used as groundcover because it grows fast, remains green, and requires little or no maintenance; however, once it becomes established, it will spread if not kept in check, creeping across lawns and climbing trees or buildings.
English Ivy (Hedera helix), Baltimore, Maryland, July 2014. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.
![[photo, Chinese Wisteria (Wisteria sinensis), Glen Burnie, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/01glance/plants/images/1198-1-5723b.jpg)
| Kudzu | Pueraria lobata | July - Sept. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mile-a-Minute | Persicaria perfoliata (L.) H. Gross | May - July | ||||||||||||||||||
| Periwinkle, Common | Vinca minor | April - Aug. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tearthumb, Asiatic | Polygonum perfoliatum | July - Aug. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wintercreeper | Euonymus fortunei | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wisteria, Chinese | Wisteria sinensis | May - June | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wisteria, Japanese | Wisteria floribunda | April - June |
Chinese Wisteria (Wisteria sinensis), Glen Burnie, Maryland, April 2011. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
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