Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Vitales > Vitaceae > Nekemias > Nekemias arborea

Nekemias arborea (peppervine)

Synonyms:

Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Late Spring
Drought Tolerance [1]  Medium
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Fire Tolerance [1]  Medium
Flower Type [2]  Monoecious
Frost Free Days [1]  3 months 20 days
Fruit/Seed Abundance [1]  Low
Fruit/Seed Begin [1]  Spring
Fruit/Seed End [1]  Summer
Growth Form [1]  Multiple Stem
Growth Period [1]  Summer
Growth Rate [1]  Rapid
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Propagation [1]  Bare Root, Container, Seed, Sprig
Root Depth [1]  6 inches (15 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [1]  Moderate
Seed Vigor [1]  High
Shape/Orientation [1]  Climbing
Structure [2]  Vine
Vegetative Spread Rate [1]  Rapid
Flower Color [1]  Green
Foliage Color [1]  Green
Fruit Color [1]  Black
Height [2]  33 feet (10 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 5 Low Temperature: -20 F° (-28.9 C°) → -10 F° (-23.3 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Mostly Shady
Soil Acidity [1]  Moderate Acid
Soil Fertility [1]  Intermediate
Water Use [1]  Moderate
Screening - Summer [1]  Porous
Screening - Winter [1]  Porous
View Plants For A Future Record : Nekemias arborea

Protected Areas

Predators

Crypticerya genistae[3]
Lecanodiaspis prosopidis[3]
Phenacoccus gossypii (Mexican mealybug)[3]
Pinnaspis aspidistrae[3]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0