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Plant Identification Learning Module:
Flowers and Foliage

Peperomia (Peperomia spp.)

Peperomia is an herbaceous perennial with a clumping growth habit. It is a popular houseplant, and is also used as a groundcover in South Florida. The succulent leaves are quite variable in size, shape and color. Leaves are frequently shiny and ovate. Light green flower spikes are small, inconspicuous, and resemble mouse tails.

Peperomia plant
(cc) 2007, Wikimedia Commons user “Tequila.” This photo is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5.
Peperomia foliage
(cc) 2006, KENPEI. This photo is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.1.
Fruit of peperomia
Forest & Kim Starr, Hear.org.