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Peperomia rotundifolia (L.) Kunth
Yerba linda

Peperomia rotundifolia
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley

Family: Piperaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Epiphyte

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

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

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 critically imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002; pp 293-294) based on one occurrence in Big Cypress National Preserve in Collier County. Also reported for the Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park in 2003 by Russ Clussman, where it is extant (M. Owen, email comm. 2022).

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Other data on Peperomia rotundifolia available from :

Peperomia rotundifolia has been found in the following 2 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park Present Native

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

Peperomia rotundifolia has been found in the following habitat :
Slough

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Peperomia rotundifolia
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Peperomia rotundifolia
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Peperomia rotundifolia
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Peperomia rotundifolia
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Peperomia rotundifolia
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Peperomia rotundifolia
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Peperomia rotundifolia
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Peperomia rotundifolia
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Peperomia rotundifolia
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley