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==Taxonomic Notes== | ==Taxonomic Notes== | ||
| − | Synonyms: ''Ampelopsis arborea'' (Linnaeus) Koehne | + | Synonyms: ''Ampelopsis arborea'' (Linnaeus) Koehne.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref> |
| − | Varieties: ''Nekemias megalophylla'' | + | Varieties: ''Nekemias megalophylla'' (Diels & Gilg) J. Wen & Z.L. Nie.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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| − | ''N. arborea'' is a perennial shrub/vine of the ''Vitaceae'' family native to North America and Puerto Rico. <ref name= "USDA Plant Database"> USDA Plant Database [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=NEAR5 https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=NEAR5] </ref> | + | ''N. arborea'' is a perennial shrub/vine of the ''Vitaceae'' family native to North America and Puerto Rico.<ref name= "USDA Plant Database"> USDA Plant Database [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=NEAR5 https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=NEAR5] </ref> Its leaflets are 2-6 cm long.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref> |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | ''N. arborea'' is found in the southeastern corner of the United States from New Mexico to Maryland, as well as Puerto Rico. <ref name= "USDA Plant Database"/> | + | ''N. arborea'' is found in the southeastern corner of the United States from New Mexico to Maryland, as well as Puerto Rico.<ref name= "USDA Plant Database"/> |
==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ||
| − | ''N. arborea'' proliferates in swamp forests, marshes, wet thickets, and moist to wet maritime forests. <ref name= "Weakley 2015"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium. </ref> Specimens have been collected from coastal scrub savannah, waterfront, upper tidal mixed forest, and cypress canopy region. <ref name = "FSU herbarium"> URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: R.K. Godfrey, R.F. Doren, R. Komarek, Loran C. Anderson, Ron Hughes, M. Darst, H. Light, J. Good, L. Peed. States and counties: Florida (Gadsden, Leon, Wakulla, Franklin, | + | ''N. arborea'' proliferates in swamp forests, marshes, wet thickets, and moist to wet maritime forests.<ref name= "Weakley 2015"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium. </ref> Specimens have been collected from coastal scrub savannah, waterfront, upper tidal mixed forest, and cypress canopy region.<ref name = "FSU herbarium"> URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: R.K. Godfrey, R.F. Doren, R. Komarek, Loran C. Anderson, Ron Hughes, M. Darst, H. Light, J. Good, L. Peed. States and counties: Florida (Gadsden, Leon, Wakulla, Franklin, Holmes, Dixie) South Carolina (Richland)</ref> |
| − | < | + | Phenology: ''N. arboreum'' flowers from Jun through October.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref> <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> |
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| − | + | ===Fire ecology=== <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses--> | |
| − | <!--===Pollination===--> | + | Populations of ''Nekemias arborea'' have been known to persist through repeated annual burning.<ref>Platt, W.J., R. Carter, G. Nelson, W. Baker, S. Hermann, J. Kane, L. Anderson, M. Smith, K. Robertson. 2021. Unpublished species list of Wade Tract old-growth longleaf pine savanna, Thomasville, Georgia.</ref> |
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| − | <!--==Diseases and parasites==--> | + | <!--===Herbivory and toxicology===--> |
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| − | ==Conservation and | + | ==Conservation, cultivation, and restoration== |
''N. arborea'' is considered a weedy or invasive species by the Southern Weed Science Society. <ref name= "USDA Plant Database"/> | ''N. arborea'' is considered a weedy or invasive species by the Southern Weed Science Society. <ref name= "USDA Plant Database"/> | ||
| − | == | + | ==Cultural use== |
==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths=180px> | <gallery widths=180px> | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References and notes== | ==References and notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:49, 14 July 2022
Common name: Peppervine[1]
| Nekemias arborea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Rhamnales |
| Family: | Vitaceae |
| Genus: | Nekemias |
| Species: | N. arborea |
| Binomial name | |
| Nekemias arborea L. | |
| |
| Natural range of Nekemias arborea from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: Ampelopsis arborea (Linnaeus) Koehne.[2]
Varieties: Nekemias megalophylla (Diels & Gilg) J. Wen & Z.L. Nie.[2]
Description
N. arborea is a perennial shrub/vine of the Vitaceae family native to North America and Puerto Rico.[1] Its leaflets are 2-6 cm long.[2]
Distribution
N. arborea is found in the southeastern corner of the United States from New Mexico to Maryland, as well as Puerto Rico.[1]
Ecology
Habitat
N. arborea proliferates in swamp forests, marshes, wet thickets, and moist to wet maritime forests.[3] Specimens have been collected from coastal scrub savannah, waterfront, upper tidal mixed forest, and cypress canopy region.[4] Phenology: N. arboreum flowers from Jun through October.[2]
Fire ecology
Populations of Nekemias arborea have been known to persist through repeated annual burning.[5]
Conservation, cultivation, and restoration
N. arborea is considered a weedy or invasive species by the Southern Weed Science Society. [1]
Cultural use
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=NEAR5
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
- ↑ Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: R.K. Godfrey, R.F. Doren, R. Komarek, Loran C. Anderson, Ron Hughes, M. Darst, H. Light, J. Good, L. Peed. States and counties: Florida (Gadsden, Leon, Wakulla, Franklin, Holmes, Dixie) South Carolina (Richland)
- ↑ Platt, W.J., R. Carter, G. Nelson, W. Baker, S. Hermann, J. Kane, L. Anderson, M. Smith, K. Robertson. 2021. Unpublished species list of Wade Tract old-growth longleaf pine savanna, Thomasville, Georgia.
