Index / Search / Ampelopsis cordata
§1 Plant
Ampelopsis cordata Michx.
vernacular heartleaf peppervine — species · Vitaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Vine
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Vitaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Ampelopsis
§2a
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 535 counties across 21 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Low
- Shade
- Low
- Moisture use
- Medium
- Fire
- Medium
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- Low
- CaCO₃
- Medium
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -8 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 145 min.
- Precipitation
- 32–60 in/yr
- pH range
- 5.2–7.4
- Root depth
- 12 in min.
- Fertility need
- Medium
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Single Crown
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- Moderate
- Mature height
- 2 ft
- Foliage texture
- Coarse
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Porous
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- White
- Fruit colour
- Black
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Late Spring
- Seed abundance
- Medium
- Seed begins
- Spring
- Seed ends
- Summer
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- No
- Propagation
- seed, cuttings, bare root, container
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- No Known Source
- Nursery stock
- Yes
- Browse palatability
- Medium
- Graze palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- No
- Protein potential
- Low
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 535 counties across 21 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Autauga 01001
- Baldwin 01003
- Bibb 01007
- Blount 01009
- Bullock 01011
- Calhoun 01015
- Dallas 01047
- Elmore 01051
- Etowah 01055
- Franklin 01059
- Greene 01063
- Hale 01065
- Jackson 01071
- Jefferson 01073
- Lauderdale 01077
- Lawrence 01079
- Limestone 01083
- Madison 01089
- Marengo 01091
- Mobile 01097
- Monroe 01099
- Montgomery 01101
- Pickens 01107
- Shelby 01117
- St. Clair 01115
- Sumter 01119
- Tuscaloosa 01125
- Washington 01129
- Wilcox 01131
- Winston 01133
Arkansas view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Carroll 05015
- Chicot 05017
- Clay 05021
- Crittenden 05035
- Cross 05037
- Drew 05043
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Hempstead 05057
- Howard 05061
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lawrence 05075
- Lee 05077
- Lonoke 05085
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Mississippi 05093
- Newton 05101
- Perry 05105
- Phillips 05107
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Saline 05125
- Searcy 05129
- Sevier 05133
- Sharp 05135
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
- Yell 05149
Florida view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Clark 17023
- Crawford 17033
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Knox 17095
- Lawrence 17101
- Livingston 17105
- Madison 17119
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- Monroe 17133
- Morgan 17137
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Union 17181
- Wabash 17185
- Washington 17189
- Williamson 17199
Indiana view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Coffey 20031
- Comanche 20033
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Geary 20061
- Greenwood 20073
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Johnson 20091
- Kiowa 20097
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Neosho 20133
- Norton 20137
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Riley 20161
- Saline 20169
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Sumner 20191
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 59 N ▾
- Allen 21003
- Anderson 21005
- Ballard 21007
- Barren 21009
- Bell 21013
- Boone 21015
- Boyd 21019
- Bracken 21023
- Breckinridge 21027
- Butler 21031
- Calloway 21035
- Carlisle 21039
- Casey 21045
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clinton 21053
- Cumberland 21057
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Garrard 21079
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Henderson 21101
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Lewis 21135
- Livingston 21139
- Madison 21151
- Marion 21155
- Mason 21161
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Metcalfe 21169
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Nelson 21179
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Robertson 21201
- Spencer 21215
- Trigg 21221
- Warren 21227
- Washington 21229
- Webster 21233
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Ascension 22005
- Avoyelles 22009
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- Concordia 22029
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberia 22045
- Iberville 22047
- Jefferson 22051
- Lafayette 22055
- Lafourche 22057
- LaSalle 22059
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Plaquemines 22075
- Pointe Coupee 22077
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- St. Bernard 22087
- St. Charles 22089
- St. James 22093
- St. John the Baptist 22095
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Martin 22099
- St. Mary 22101
- Tensas 22107
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Baton Rouge 22121
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Mississippi view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Adams 28001
- Carroll 28015
- Clarke 28023
- Clay 28025
- Coahoma 28027
- DeSoto 28033
- Franklin 28037
- Hinds 28049
- Holmes 28051
- Itawamba 28057
- Jasper 28061
- Lee 28081
- Leflore 28083
- Madison 28089
- Panola 28107
- Pontotoc 28115
- Prentiss 28117
- Scott 28123
- Tallahatchie 28135
- Tunica 28143
- Washington 28151
- Wilkinson 28157
Missouri view state ↗ 81 N ▾
- Andrew 29003
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Chariton 29041
- Christian 29043
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Holt 29087
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Johnson 29101
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Mississippi 29133
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Pemiscot 29155
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 6 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Adair 40001
- Alfalfa 40003
- Atoka 40005
- Beckham 40009
- Canadian 40017
- Cherokee 40021
- Cleveland 40027
- Comanche 40031
- Custer 40039
- Ellis 40045
- Grady 40051
- Greer 40055
- Johnston 40069
- Latimer 40077
- Major 40093
- Marshall 40095
- Mayes 40097
- Murray 40099
- Muskogee 40101
- Noble 40103
- Oklahoma 40109
- Ottawa 40115
- Payne 40119
- Pontotoc 40123
- Pottawatomie 40125
- Roger Mills 40129
- Tulsa 40143
- Washington 40147
- Woodward 40153
South Carolina view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Carroll 47017
- Cheatham 47021
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- DeKalb 47041
- Dickson 47043
- Dyer 47045
- Giles 47055
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Hickman 47081
- Houston 47083
- Jefferson 47089
- Knox 47093
- Lake 47095
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lincoln 47103
- Loudon 47105
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Obion 47131
- Perry 47135
- Polk 47139
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Trousdale 47169
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Texas view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Austin 48015
- Bowie 48037
- Brazos 48041
- Cameron 48061
- Chambers 48071
- Collin 48085
- Comal 48091
- Coryell 48099
- Dallas 48113
- Ellis 48139
- Erath 48143
- Fort Bend 48157
- Freestone 48161
- Gonzales 48177
- Grayson 48181
- Hays 48209
- Hemphill 48211
- Kerr 48265
- Kimble 48267
- Marion 48315
- McCulloch 48307
- McLennan 48309
- Palo Pinto 48363
- Robertson 48395
- San Saba 48411
- Taylor 48441
- Travis 48453
- Walker 48471
- Wheeler 48483
- Wichita 48485
- Williamson 48491
Virginia view state ↗ 6 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 2 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/AMCO2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3039183 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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