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Piper aduncum L.
higuillo de hoja menuda

       
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Images:
Piper aduncum L.

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Distribution:
Piper aduncum L.

View Native Status
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI)
 

Related Taxa:
Piper aduncum L.

View 3 genera in Piperaceae, 26 species in Piper
 

Classification:
Piper aduncum L.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order Piperales
Family Piperaceae – Pepper family
Genus Piper L. – pepper
Species Piper aduncum L. – higuillo de hoja menuda
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Piper aduncum L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Hawaii:
spiked pepper              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Piper aduncum L.

spiked pepper

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

More Accounts and Images:
Piper aduncum L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 504402.

 

Related Web Sites:
Piper aduncum L.

FL-Control of Non-Native Plants in Natural Areas

 
 
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