Porcelain Berry
Porcelain Berry
Ampelopsis glandulosa
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
East Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

Porcelain Berry is a vine that grows on trees, bushes, and fences, and is native to Asia. It is sometimes confused with grape species, but it is a type of plant that produces small, round, white berries.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Vitales
Family
Vitaceae
Genus
Ampelopsis
Species
Ampelopsis glandulosa