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In the Coastal Plain in Florida, ''A. arborea'' can be found in river floodplains, wax myrtle thickets, hedgerows, coastal scrub savannas, and calcareous banks of drainage ditches (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include ''Vitis rotundifolia, Juniperus virginiana, Ilex vomitoria, Ilex cassine, Bumelia lanuginosa'', and wax myrtle (FSU Herbarium).
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Revision as of 10:35, 3 November 2015

Ampelopsis arborea
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Tracheophyta - Vascular plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Ampelopsis
Species: A. arborea
Binomial name
Ampelopsis arborea
(L.) Koehne
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Natural range of Ampelopsis arborea from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: Peppervine

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida, A. arborea can be found in river floodplains, wax myrtle thickets, hedgerows, coastal scrub savannas, and calcareous banks of drainage ditches (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Vitis rotundifolia, Juniperus virginiana, Ilex vomitoria, Ilex cassine, Bumelia lanuginosa, and wax myrtle (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Ampelopsis arborea at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Leucospididae: Leucospis robertsoni, L.slossonae

Pompilidae: Sericopompilus apicalis

Sphecidae: Cerceris flavofasciata floridensis, Isodontia auripes, I.exornata, Larra bicolor, Pseudoplisus smithii floridanus, Sphex ichneumoneus, Tanyoprymnus moneduloides

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.