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Peperomia viracochana is a small, tufty, low-growing herb from the pepper family, native only to Cusco, Peru. It is a compact species grown mainly by collectors of Peperomia, and it needs bright light and well-drained, moisture-retentive conditions like other small Peperomia.
Peperomia viracochana of plant from the genus Peperomia. It was first described by William Trelease and published in the book "Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13(2): 105. 1936". It is endemic to Cusco, Peru.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Peperomia viracochana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
