Ampelopsis arborea
| Ampelopsis arborea | |
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| John R. Gwaltney, Southeastern Flora.com | |
| 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
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Synonym: Ampelopsis arborea (Linnaeus) Koehne
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).
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
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.
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: R.K. Godfrey, R.F. Doren, R. Komarek, Loran Anderson. States and Counties: Florida: Gadsden, Leon, Wakulla, Franklin. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
