Piperaceae

Spoonleaf peperomia

Peperomia magnoliifolia (Jacq.) A.Dietr.

Family: Piperaceae
Genus: Peperomia

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Common names

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English: Spoonleaf peperomia

Synonyms

Peperomia amplexicaulis var. magnoliifolia (Jacq.) Griseb.
Piper magnoliifolium Jacq.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.