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Vitaceae > Ampelopsis (peppervine)
	Peppervine (Ampelopsis arborea) Brunswick Co., NC 26 Aug 2006 Common in the coastal plain and rare elsewhere in NC, Peppervine grows in various moist or wet habitats.
	Peppervine (Ampelopsis arborea) Brunswick Co., NC 26 Aug 2006 Fruits are reported variously as berries or drupes. The fruits are NOT edible but said to have a peppery taste.
	Peppervine (Ampelopsis arborea) Near Boardwalk Park in Duck, Dare Co., NC 25 Oct 2013
	Peppervine (Ampelopsis arborea) Near Boardwalk Park in Duck, Dare Co., NC 25 Oct 2013

Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.