Amur Peppervine

Ampelopsis brevipedunculata

Not native to Kentucky

Do not plant. Listed invasive in Kentucky.

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

16CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Ampelopsis

Acoloithus falsariusClemens' False Skeletonizer Moth
Alypia octomaculataEight-Spot Forester, 8-Spot Forester
Amphion floridensisNessus Sphinx
Darapsa myronVirginia Creeper Sphinx
Deidamia inscriptumLettered Sphinx
Enyo lugubrisMournful Sphinx
Eudryas grataBeautiful Wood-Nymph
Eulithis gracilineataGreater Grapevine Looper
Eumorpha achemonAchemon Sphinx
Eumorpha intermediaIntermediate Sphinx

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Eumorpha pandorusPandorus Sphinx, Pandora Sphinx
Harrisina americanaGrapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth
Monochroa absconditellaStrawberry Crown Miner
Sphecodina abbottiiAbbott's Sphinx
Bucculatrix quinquenotella
Phyllocnistis ampelopsiella

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

1BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Ampelopsis

Gallinula galeataCommon Gallinule

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Vitaceae

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Also known as

Amur Peppervine

Conservation status

Kentucky rank	SNA
Global rank	Not available
KY status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

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