''Peperomia serpens'', the vining peperomia, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''

Peperomia ''Peperomia'' is one of the two large genera of the family Piperaceae. It is estimated that there are at least over 1,000 species, occurring in all tropical and subtropical regions of the world. They are concentrated in South and Central America, ...

'' and family

Piperaceae The Piperaceae (), also known as the pepper family, are a large family (biology), family of flowering plants. The group contains roughly 3,600 currently accepted species in five genera. The vast majority of species can be found within the two mai ...

, native to the New World Tropics. The plant is

perennial In horticulture, the term perennial ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. It has thus been defined as a plant that lives more than 2 years. The term is also ...

. The name ''Peperomia serpens'' has in the past also been used to describe ''Peperomia dimota'' and ''Peperomia subrotundifolia''. In addition the terms ''Peperomia serpens'' and ''Peperomia scandens'' are sometimes falsely used for ''

Peperomia nitida ''Peperomia nitida'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Peperomia''. Its native range is in South America from Brazil to northern Argentina. It can be kept as a houseplant and is sometimes sold as cupid peperomia, or problematically as Peperomi ...

'', perhaps because both are similar vining plants. The

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has bestowed the

Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions. It includes the full range of cultivated p ...

to ''"Peperomia scandens"'' as a houseplant, however it is not clear whether this means ''Peperomia serpens'' or ''Peperomia nitida''.

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serpens Serpens () is a constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere. One of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, it remains one of the 88 modern constellations designated by the International Astronomical Union. It ...

House plants Flora of Southeastern Mexico Flora of Southwestern Mexico Flora of Veracruz Flora of Honduras Flora of Nicaragua Flora of Panama Flora of the Dominican Republic Flora of Haiti Flora of Jamaica Flora of the Leeward Islands Flora of Puerto Rico Flora of Trinidad and Tobago Flora of the Venezuelan Antilles Flora of the Windward Islands Flora of northern South America Flora of western South America Flora of Brazil Plants described in 1830 Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Piperales-stub