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Cressler, Alan

Peperomia obtusifolia

Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.

Baby Rubberplant

Piperaceae (Pepper Family)

Synonym(s): Peperomia floridana, Piper obtusifolium, Rhynchophorum floridanum, Rhynchophorum obtusifolium

USDA Symbol: PEOB2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Retention: Evergreen
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Texture: Leathery
Fruit Type: Drupe
Size Notes: To about 16 inches in height.
Fruit: Drupelike.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Brown
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec

Distribution

USA: FL

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Peperomia obtusifolia in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Peperomia obtusifolia in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Peperomia obtusifolia

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-26
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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