Piperaceae
Marigold pepper
Piper marginatum
- Family
- Piperaceae
- Genus
- Piper
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Marigold pepper
Synonyms
- Artanthe marginata Miq.
- Schilleria marginata Kunth
Flowers
- In flower
- February, April, July to December (from 34 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Helio Lourencini, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Maria Janeiro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Lucas Kaminski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mariana Yuste Ramírez, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Omar hoftun, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Maria Janeiro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Projet :RECOLNAT, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: fmunoz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kristof Zyskowski, 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.