Peppervine is fairly common native woody vine that occurs in moist to wet areas of the Coastal Plain of North Carolina. It has also been found in one county in the Piedmont and one in the Mountains.

The deciduous leaves are bipinnately compound.

Carteret Co., NC 9/28/08.

New Hanover Co., NC 8/29/09.

New Hanover Co., NC 8/29/09.

New Hanover Co., NC 8/29/09.

Small yellowish-green flowers are produced in summer.

Carteret Co., NC 7/13/08.

The fruits turn from green to white to pinkish to nearly black as they ripen.

New Hanover Co., NC 8/30/08.