Ampelopsis

Ampelopsis, commonly known as peppervine or porcelainberry, is a genus of climbing shrubs, in the grape family Vitaceae. The name is derived from the (ampelos), which means "vine". The genus was named in 1803. It is disjunctly distributed in eastern Asia and eastern North America extending to Mexico. Ampelopsis is primarily found in mountainous regions in temperate zones with some species in montane forests at mid-altitudes in subtropical to tropical regions. Ampelopsis glandulosa is a popular garden plant and an invasive weed.

==Species== thumb|right|Ampelopsis heterophylla var. vestita Plants of the World Online currently includes: Ampelopsis aconitifolia Bunge Ampelopsis acutidentata W.T.Wang Ampelopsis bodinieri (H.Lév. & Vaniot) Rehder Ampelopsis chondisensis (Vassilcz. & V.N.Vassil.) Tulyag. Ampelopsis cordata Michx. – False grape, raccoon-grape, heart-leaf peppervine or heart-leaf ampelopsis Ampelopsis delavayana Planch. ex Franch. Ampelopsis denudata Planch. Ampelopsis glandulosa (Wall.) Momiy. Ampelopsis humulifolia Bunge Ampelopsis japonica (Thunb.) Makino – Japanese peppervine Ampelopsis mollifolia W.T.Wang Ampelopsis orientalis (Lam.) Planch. Ampelopsis tadshikistanica Zaprjagaeva Ampelopsis tomentosa Planch. ex Franch. Ampelopsis vitifolia (Boiss.) Planch. Ampelopsis wangii I.M.Turner