FNPS Plant Database
Peperomia obtusifolia
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Nomenclature
Common Name:
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Family:
Piperaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
Availability:
Propagation:
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Somewhat moist, no flooding
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam, Organic
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
9B,10A,10B
USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Ecology
Wildlife:
The floral morphology of Peperomia species suggests wind- and/or insect pollination, but not much is known.
Native Habitats:
Natural Range in Florida:
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Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
Most plants sold as P. obtusifolia are from tropical American stock; local sources are recommended both to protect the genome and to enhance your likelihood of success.
It is listed as Endangered by the state of Florida.
Citations:
Chapin, Linda. 2000. Field guide to the rare plants of Florida. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, FL.
de Figueiredo, Rodolfo & Sazima, Marlies. (2007). Phenology and Pollination Biology of Eight Peperomia Species (Piperaceae) in Semideciduous Forests in Southeastern Brazil. Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany). 9. 136-141.
Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. 1999. Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.
Osorio, Rufino. 2001. A gardener's guide to Florida's native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.
