Porcelain Berry (Ampelopsis glandulosa)
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Flowering plantsIn Hamilton County, Ohio

Porcelain Berry

Ampelopsis glandulosa (Wall.) Momiy.

Porcelain Berry in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Order
Vitales
Family
Vitaceae
Genus
Ampelopsis

Introduced and invasive status

Invasive in Ohio: Ohio Department of Agriculture (opens in a new tab) (listed as Ampelopsis brevipedunculata)

Also listed

Ohio law lists it as an invasive plant: not native to Ohio, and causing, or likely to cause, economic, environmental or human health harm.

iNaturalist's volunteer curators list it as introduced in their Ohio checklist.

Status: Simpson A, Sellers E, Pagad S (2023). United States Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (US-RIIS), ver. 2.0. U.S. Geological Survey, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9KFFTOD (opens in a new tab)

Near Hamilton County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 2 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (65)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (17)
  • Recorded, season not shown (4)
  • Season shown (2)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Porcelain Berry by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashtabula CountyNo qualifying records yet
Athens County52 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yet
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yet
Cuyahoga County103 · Season shown
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yet
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fairfield CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga CountyNo qualifying records yet
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County178 · Season shown
Hancock CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lake County26 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yet
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyNo qualifying records yet
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yet
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yet
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yet
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage CountyNo qualifying records yet
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit County38 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyNo qualifying records yet
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Warren CountyNo qualifying records yet
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyNo qualifying records yet
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Hamilton County

Late May to early November, middle week Sep 6–12

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Recording in Hamilton County · records of all species each week, 87,019 in all

Records per week from 178 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 136 dates. Latest record: November 2025.

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Records of Porcelain Berry in Hamilton County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Porcelain BerryYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000392
Jan 11–1700344
Jan 18–2400312
Jan 25–3100206
Feb 1–700357
Feb 8–1400383
Feb 15–2100366
Feb 22–2800391
Mar 1–700551
Mar 8–1400523
Mar 15–2100750
Mar 22–28001,012
Mar 29 – Apr 4001,535
Apr 5–11001,960
Apr 12–18002,492
Apr 19–25002,403
Apr 26 – May 2003,783
May 3–9113,307
May 10–16112,059
May 17–23112,153
May 24–30332,390
May 31 – Jun 6422,648
Jun 7–13002,715
Jun 14–20002,695
Jun 21–27432,714
Jun 28 – Jul 4223,220
Jul 5–11112,980
Jul 12–18433,031
Jul 19–25332,961
Jul 26 – Aug 1222,795
Aug 2–81042,884
Aug 9–15322,696
Aug 16–22732,535
Aug 23–291862,536
Aug 30 – Sep 5952,606
Sep 6–121772,980
Sep 13–191262,959
Sep 20–261362,313
Sep 27 – Oct 31632,122
Oct 4–101161,828
Oct 11–17731,793
Oct 18–241061,338
Oct 25–31951,023
Nov 1–776676
Nov 8–1422593
Nov 15–2111384
Nov 22–2800496
Nov 29 – Dec 500356
Dec 6–1200478
Dec 13–1900285
Dec 20–2600322
Dec 27 – Jan 200388

Reported in flower

Only 10 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No fruiting season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

In Ohio

Late June to early November, middle week Sep 13–19

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 614 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 407 dates. Latest record: November 2025.

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Records of Porcelain Berry in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Porcelain BerryYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–180039,925
Apr 19–250041,623
Apr 26 – May 20056,391
May 3–91152,952
May 10–162153,785
May 17–234257,698
May 24–304354,651
May 31 – Jun 66253,099
Jun 7–136253,700
Jun 14–205356,625
Jun 21–278755,361
Jun 28 – Jul 43358,477
Jul 5–119661,336
Jul 12–1810664,722
Jul 19–2514569,753
Jul 26 – Aug 113559,416
Aug 2–817659,712
Aug 9–1516855,994
Aug 16–2226854,328
Aug 23–2939751,772
Aug 30 – Sep 535857,167
Sep 6–1250959,075
Sep 13–1941754,543
Sep 20–26451045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 360843,180
Oct 4–1045937,841
Oct 11–17471030,824
Oct 18–2442821,156
Oct 25–3133719,021
Nov 1–715814,172
Nov 8–1411512,621
Nov 15–21537,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5226,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported in flower

No flowering season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

Reported in fruit

Usually reported in fruit early August to early November, middle week Sep 13–19.

From 165 records that show fruit. Not every photo of a plant in fruit is marked as fruiting, so this shows when people reported it in fruit, not when it fruits.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • summer grape Vitis aestivalis115 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • riverbank grape Vitis riparia52 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Japanese creeper Parthenocissus tricuspidata35 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • white mulberry Morus alba25 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia24 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: no record
  4. Apr: no record
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in December to April, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed79%49%
Forest16%31%
Farmland3%11%
Wetland1%5%
Open water0.7%3%
Grassland and shrub0.2%0.9%

From 410 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Finer identifications

Some Ohio records of this species were identified to a variety:

  • Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculataporcelain-berryvariety

Every one of these records counts toward Porcelain Berry's season above.

Why some records go further than species

Many plants vary from place to place. Botanists name these groups at three levels below species: subspecies, variety and form, from the broadest difference to the smallest. Observers and experts only identify a record that far when it shows enough detail to tell them apart. Records without that detail count at the species level.

Names: Catalogue of Life.

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Hamilton County result

178 records from 1 dataset.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.