Piperaceae
Yerba linda
Peperomia rotundifolia
- Family
- Piperaceae
- Genus
- Peperomia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 圆蔓草胡椒, 鼓叶椒草
- English
- Yerba linda
Synonyms
- Acrocarpidium brevipes Benth.
- Acrocarpidium guayaquillense Miq.
- Acrocarpidium mexicanum Miq.
- Acrocarpidium nummularifolium f. pilosior Miq.
- Acrocarpidium nummularifolium var. obcordatum Miq.
- Acrocarpidium nummulariifolium (Sw.) Miq.
- Acrocarpidium rotundifolium (L.) Miq.
- Peperomia bartlettii C.DC.
- Peperomia brevipes (Benth.) C.DC.
- Peperomia delicatissima var. venusta Trel.
- Peperomia guayaquilensis (Miq.) C.DC.
- Peperomia koepperi Trel.
- Peperomia lanjouwii Yunck.
- Peperomia mararyna C.DC.
- Peperomia metapalcoensis C.DC.
- Peperomia nummulariifolia (Sw.) Kunth
- Peperomia nummulariifolia var. obcordata (Miq.) C.DC.
- Peperomia nummulariifolia var. pubescens C.DC.
- Peperomia rotundifolia f. obovata C.DC.
- Peperomia rotundifolia f. ovata Dahlst.
- Peperomia rotundifolia f. pubescens (C.DC.) Dahlst.
- Peperomia rotundifolia var. glabrilimba C.DC.
- Peperomia rotundifolia var. nummulariifolia (Kunth) Stehlé
- Peperomia rotundifolia var. obcordata (Miq.) Dahlst.
- Peperomia rotundifolia var. ovata (Dahlst.) Dahlst.
- Peperomia rotundifolia var. pilosior (Miq.) C.DC.
- Peperomia rotundifolia var. subelliptica Trel.
- Peperomia rotundifolia var. subglabrilimba C.DC.
- Peperomia vernouana Trel.
- Piper nummulariifolium Sw.
- Piper rotundifolium L.
Flowers
- In flower
- February to March, July, November (from 21 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Patrícia Mees, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Patrícia Mees, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Patrícia Mees, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Denis Zabin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Maike Letícia Link Bianchini, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tom and T Herman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.