porcelain berry
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata
Summary 5
Ampelopsis glandulosa, with common names creeper, porcelain berry, Amur peppervine, and wild grape, is an ornamental plant, native to temperate areas of Asia. It is generally similar to, and potentially confused with, grape species (genus Vitis) and other Ampelopsis species.
At the Garden 6
Porcelain berry is an invasive vine in the Garden and is found in the Thain Family Forest and around Twin Lakes.
Description 7
Ampelopsis glandulosa is a deciduous, woody, perennial climbing vine with flowers and tendrils opposite the palmately lobed leaves. The leaves are white-shiny underneath with a coarsely toothed margin. Porcelain berry climbs via tendrils to a height of 4-6m (15-20 ft). Flowers are small, green-white, born in umbels opposite the leaves, and appear in June through August. Fruits are 4-8mm in diameter, circular, containing 2-4 seeds, and may be many colors including green, blue, purple, pink or yellow with black or brown speckles; many different colors are present on the same plant.
Porcelain berry can be confused with native grapes based on leaf shape but can be differentiated by cutting the stem and observing the pith. Grapes have brown or tan pith but porcelain berry has white pith.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Donald Hobern, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/25401497@N02/5033106370
- (c) John Beetham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/dendroica/15482633012/
- (c) Olivier Vanpé, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ampelopsis-brevipedunculata.JPG
- (c) A. Barra, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ampelopsis_brevipedunculata_%27Elegans%27.jpg
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampelopsis_brevipedunculata
- (c) bkmertz, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
- Adapted by bkmertz from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampelopsis_glandulosa_var._brevipedunculata
