Pepper vine | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Vitales |
Family: | Vitaceae |
Genus: | Ampelopsis |
Species: | A. arborea |
Binomial name | |
Ampelopsis arborea (L.) Koehne |
Ampelopsis arborea, commonly known as pepper vine, is native to the Southeastern United States, Texas, and New Mexico.
Its synonyms include: Nekemias arborea, Ampelopsis bipinnata Michx., Ampelopsis pinnata DC., Cissus arborea (L.) Des Moul., Cissus bipinnata Elliott, Cissus orientalis Lam., Cissus stans Pers., Hedera arborea (L.) Walter, Nekemias bipinnata Raf., Vitis arborea L., Vitis bipinnata Torr. & A.Gray, and Vitis orientalis (Lam.) Boiss.
Ampelopsis arborea is used as an ornamental plant in gardens.