Botanical names: Cissus striata, Vitis striata, Parthenocissus striata, Sugar Vine
Common names: Miniature Grape Ivy, Ivy of Uruguay
Family: Vitaceae
Origin: Central America, South America
A creeping, mounding plant with dark green leaves having tiny crystals resembling grains of sugar on the leaves. It can be grown on a fence or other support as a vine or used in the open as a groundcover or even in a hanging basket.
Similar plants: Cissus striata (Miniature Grape Ivy)
- Cissus discolor (Rex Begonia Vine)
- Cissus quadrangularis (Veld grape)
- Cyphostemma bainesii (African Tree Grape)
- Cissus amazonica (Amazonian Vine)
- Cissus cactiformis (Cucumber Cactus)
- Cissus gongylodes (Treebine)
- Cissus rhombifolia (Grape Ivy)
- Cissus rotundifolia (Arabian Wax Leaf)
- Cissus sicyoides (Possum Grape Vine)
- Cissus tuberosa (Caudex-forming Cissus)
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