Piperaceae
Vinagre
Peperomia serpens
- Family
- Piperaceae
- Genus
- Peperomia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 垂椒草
- English
- Vinagre
Synonyms
- Acrocarpidium guildingianum (Spreng.) Miq.
- Acrocarpidium pulicare (Opiz) Miq.
- Acrocarpidium repens (Kunth) Miq.
- Acrocarpidium repens f. minus Miq.
- Acrocarpidium scandens (Ruiz & Pav.) Miq.
- Acrocarpidium serpens (Sw.) Miq.
- Peperomia guildingiana (Spreng.) A.Dietr.
- Peperomia ionophylla Griseb.
- Peperomia myosurus Willd. ex A.Dietr.
- Peperomia pulicaris Opiz
- Peperomia reniformis Hook.
- Peperomia repens Kunth
- Peperomia scandens Ruiz & Pav.
- Peperomia scandens var. fertilior C.DC.
- Peperomia scandens var. longispica Trel.
- Piper bracteatum J.V.Thomps.
- Piper guildingianum Spreng.
- Piper herbaceum Miq.
- Piper myosuros Willd. ex D.Dietr.
- Piper pulicare (Opiz) D.Dietr.
- Piper repens Poir.
- Piper scandens (Ruiz & Pav.) Vahl
- Piper serpens Sw.
- Verhuellia serpens (Sw.) Miq.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alejandro Vásquez Vidaurre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Edoardo Nardelli, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marcos Rodriguez Bobadilla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
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.