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Ampelopsis aconitifolia

Botanic Family

Vitaceae

Author

Bunge

Propagation

C.L.S.

Cultivated

C

Common Names

• Monkshood Vine
• Wu tou ye she pu tao (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Gansu
• Hebei
• Henan
• Neimenggu
• Shaanxi
• Shanxi - China
• Mongolia

Natural Habitats

• Shrubland
• grassland
• thickets

Flowering Times

• May-Jul (China) Late Summer

Fruiting Times

• Aug-Sep (China)

Vigorous slender woody tendril liana vine with bifid or trifid tendrils. 3-5 palmate leaves. Leaf-opposed or terminal dichasium, small green flower, petals to 2.7mm. Fruit an orange or yellow berry to 8mm diameter

Further References

• Rehder 1934
• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Krussmann 1976
• Huxley 1992
• Nicholls 1995
• Mobot
• FOC
• RHS A-Z
• GWC 1997
• The Plant List 2