Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans)

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Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans) flower

A very common, weedy high-climbing deciduous vine with orange-red tubular, hummingbird-attracting flowers that appear in late summer.

Clarendon Co., SC 6/14/07.

Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans) fruit

The long pods, which ripen in the fall, are filled with numerous papery-winged seeds.

Durham, NC 9/11/08.

Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans) fruit

Durham, NC 9/11/08.

Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans) flower fruit

Durham Co., NC 8/17/03.

Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans) bark

Bark is pale tan and shreddy.

Clarendon Co., SC 6/14/07.

More information:
Florida Nature
Floridata
Poisonous Plants of NC
Virginia Tech Dendrology

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