Bushkiller vine, Cayratia japonica, has been found at 2 sites in Maryland, one in Anne Arundel Co. and the other in Baltimore (K. Kyde, MD DNR, 11/21/13). These are the northernmost known occurrences of this plant. This vine looks a lot like Virginia creeper, but the leaflets are not all attached to a central point. The lowermost leaflets occur in pairs. As it name implies, bushkiller vine can overtop shrubs blocking light to the shrub’s leaves. It climbs using tendrils.
Photo: Robert J. Richardson, North Carolina State University, Bugwood.org – See more at: http://www.invasive.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=2105066#sthash.16vC8cJ1.dpuf
