Five-leaf Akebia

Akebia quinata

Found in escaped from cultivation to roadbanks, suburban woodlands, and floodplains. FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you

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Not native

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Not yet recorded · Height · Spread

Recorded in 2 Florida counties.

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

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Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.

Ecological relationships

—CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Growing and identification

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “March to June” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
Flower color · “Brown/copper, yellow, green, purple or red” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Fruit begins · “June” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
Fruit ends · “July” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
Hardiness · “Zones 5a–8b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Leaves · “Deciduous or semi-evergreen” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Life cycle · “Woody perennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Light · “Deep shade (less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight); Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil · “Moist; Occasionally dry” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox

Also known as

Akebia; Chocolate Vine; Five leaf Akebia; Fiveleaf