Resources
- Fact Sheet - Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - Plant Conservation Alliance
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
Selected Images
![]() 9005095 chocolate vine Akebia quinata Infestation Shep Zedaker |
![]() 5331046 chocolate vine Akebia quinata Plant(s) Nancy Loewenstein |
![]() 5421983 chocolate vine Akebia quinata Flower(s) Nancy Loewenstein |
![]() 1539035 chocolate vine Akebia quinata Foliage James H. Miller |
![]() 1539034 chocolate vine Akebia quinata Fruit(s) James H. Miller |
![]() 1539033 chocolate vine Akebia quinata Fruit(s) James H. Miller |
![]() 1539036 chocolate vine Akebia quinata Stem(s) James H. Miller |
![]() 5306025 chocolate vine Akebia quinata Flower(s) Nancy Loewenstein |
![]() 5331047 chocolate vine Akebia quinata Foliage Nancy Loewenstein |
![]() 5379487 chocolate vine Akebia quinata Flower(s) Nancy Fraley |
![]() 5421985 chocolate vine Akebia quinata Seed(s) James H. Miller |
![]() 5456591 chocolate vine Akebia quinata Fruit(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5456586 chocolate vine Akebia quinata Fruit(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 1539037 chocolate vine Akebia quinata Stem(s) James H. Miller |
![]() 5456546 chocolate vine Akebia quinata Bark Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 9005093 chocolate vine Akebia quinata Infestation Shep Zedaker |
![]() 9005094 chocolate vine Akebia quinata Infestation Shep Zedaker |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
Invasive Listing Sources
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 1994.
- EDDMapS Ontario
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 4
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council - Significant Threat
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, 2004
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, Pennsylvania.
- South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council - Watch B
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2009
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Magnoliidae |
| Order: Ranunculales |
| Family: Lardizabalaceae |
| Genus: Akebia |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
fiveleaf akebia
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |




















