Pepper
Piper fragile
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Piperaceae
- Genus:
- Piper
- Species:
- Piper fragile
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Vine
Reported Fauna Sightings
Bees: American bumble bee (Bombus pensylvanicus), American bumble bee (Bombus pensylvanicus), Common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens), Common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) Butterflies:American Copper (Lycaena hypophlaeas), Arctic Skipperling (Carterocephalus mandan), Arctic White (Pieris angelika), Arctic White (Pieris angelika), Arctics (Oeneis Hübner), Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes), Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus canadensis), Clouded Yellows (Colias Fabricius), Common Ringlet (North America) (Coenonympha california), Common Ringlet (North America) (Coenonympha california), Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon), Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon), Harris's Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii), Harris's Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii), Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius), Hobomok Skipper (Lon hobomok), Hobomok Skipper (Lon hobomok), Horace's Duskywing (Gesta Evans), Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela), Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela), Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa), Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa), Long Dash Skipper (Limochores Scudder), Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti), Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti), Mt. Mackinley Alpine (Erebia mackinleyensis), Northern Azure (Celastrina lucia), Northern Azure (Celastrina lucia), Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta), Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta), (Papilio machaon), (Papilio machaon), Palamedes Swallowtail (Pterourus palamedes), Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon), Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon), (Parnassius phoebus), (Parnassius phoebus), Polixenes Arctic (Oeneis polixenes), Polixenes Arctic (Oeneis polixenes), Red-spotted Admiral (Limenitis arthemis), Red-spotted Admiral (Limenitis arthemis), Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria Moore), Western Green Hairstreak (Callophrys affinis), Western Green Hairstreak (Callophrys affinis), Western White (Pontia occidentalis), Western White (Pontia occidentalis)
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- rich, well-drained loamy soil
- pH:
- 5.5 - 7.0 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- excellent drainage required
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- prefers shaded or semi-shaded environments