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Peperomia alata Ruiz & Pavón
Winged peperomia

Peperomia alata
Copyright by: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Phillips s.n., FTG

Family: Piperaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Epiphyte

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: South Florida, the West Indies, southern Mexico, Central America and South America.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

State of Florida Status: Endangered

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as presumed extirpated in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002, pp 90-91), based on collections from 1938-1939 and subsequent unverified reports from what is now Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park. Rediscovered there in 2003 by Mike Owen where last observed in 2009 (M. Owen, email comm. 2022).

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Assumed to be Cultivated

Comments: For more specimen images, visit the Encylopedia of Life.

Synonyms: P. simplex>, misapplied.

Other data on Peperomia alata available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Peperomia alata has been found in the following 2 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Big Cypress National Preserve Doubtfully Present
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park Present Native

Peperomia alata has been found in the following county :
Occurrence Native Status
Collier County Native

Peperomia alata has been found in the following habitat :
Strand Swamp

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Peperomia alata
Copyright by: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Phillips s.n., FTG