| Author | (Houttuyn) Decaisne | |
| Distribution | Mostly Mountains; also Orange and Chatham counties in the lower Piedmont.
Native to eastern Asia; in N.A. mostly the northeastern U.S., south to GA and KY. | |
| Abundance | Rare, perhaps spreading in the Mountains. | |
| Habitat | Roadside thickets, montane slopes, roadside pulloff. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting March-July. | |
| Identification | This is a climbing vine, potentially to 40 feet high. The leaves are well-spaced, stalked, each with 5 elliptical leaflets, rounded at the tips. The flowers are small and inconspicuous, but fragrant. | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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