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Piper aduncum L.
higuillo de hoja menuda
Symbol: PIAD
Group: Dicot
Family: Piperaceae
Growth Habit: Tree
Shrub
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native

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State Distributional Map for PIAD
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Plant Distribution by State

Piper aduncum L.

PIAD

See county distributions for the following states by clicking on them below or on the map.

FL*
* Offsite source.
Florida
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands

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Florida distribution information linked offsite at USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Related Taxa:
Piper aduncum L.

View 3 genera in Piperaceae, 21 species in Piper

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Classification:
Piper aduncum L.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Magnoliidae –
                      Order Piperales –
                         Family Piperaceae – Pepper family
                            Genus Piper L. – pepper
                               Species Piper aduncum L. – higuillo de hoja menuda

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Noxious Weed Information:
Piper aduncum L.
This plant is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.
Hawaii:
        spiked pepper     Noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Piper aduncum L.
        spiked pepper
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Piper aduncum L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).
View species account from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 504402.

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Related Web Sites:
Piper aduncum L.

    FL-Control of Non-Native Plants in Natural Areas

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