Common Name: porcelainberryScientific Name: Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Maxim.) Trautv.Family Name: Vitaceae - Grape FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced perennial, reproducing by seed, and vegetatively by stems and roots segments Stemswoody vine, deciduous, tendrils opposite the leaves, tall, pubescent when young Leavesalternate, 3-lobed to sometimes 5-lobed, slight lobed to deeply dissected, toothed, leaf bases heart-shaped, undersides hairy, petioles pubescent, dark green Flowersgreenish-white; clustered, clusters opposite leaves Fruitberry, clustered, round, hard, yellow or green or lilac becoming “robin-egg” to sky blue, often spotted