Heartleaf Peppervine
Ampelopsis cordata
Synonym: Nekemias cordata
Characteristics
- Leaves - Heart shaped leaves, glabrous (no hairs) on upper surface with a few hairs on the veins of the underside of the leaf.
- Fruit Structures - Dichotomous branching, pores (lenticels) on fruit surface.
- Stems - White pith; No exfoliation
Plants as seen in their local environment.
Fruit Structures - Dichotomous branching.
Fruit Structures - Pores as seen in the fruit surfaces.
Stem structures - The pith in the center of this stem is white. This is characteristic of Ampelopsis (peppervine) species. Vitis centers will be brown.
Stem structures - There is no obvious sign of shedding (exfoliation) on the surface of the bark.
Leaves - The heart shape of the leaves of the plant are one way to spot this plant.
Leaf Structures - The veins show a clear branching structure from the central and smaller veins. The petiole length is approximagely half of the length of the leaf.
Leaf Structures - The sawtooth structure is fairly shallow and has widely spaced teeth.
Leaf Structures - There are small and fairly sparse hairs on the veins of this leaf.
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