Piperaceae

Arid-land peperomia

Peperomia blanda (Jacq.) Kunth

Family: Piperaceae
Genus: Peperomia

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Arid-land peperomia: Peperomia blanda var. floribunda habit — Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 石蝉草, 臺灣椒草, 东亚细穗草胡椒, 柬埔寨草胡椒, 椒草, 红茎椒草
English: Arid-land peperomia

Synonyms

Micropiper blandum (Jacq.) Miq.
Piper blandum Jacq.
Troxirum blandum (Jacq.) Raf.

Flowers

In flower: February to June (from 18 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: native, Pacific Basin: native

Photos

Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.