Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Asterales > Asteraceae > Mikania > Mikania scandensMikania scandens (climbing hempweed)Synonyms: Eupatorium orinocense batataefolium; Eupatorium orinocense var. batataefolium; Eupatorium scandens (heterotypic); Mikania angulosa; Mikania batataefolia; Mikania menisperma; Mikania menispermea; Mikania mikanoides; Mikania pubescens; Mikania scandens f. pubescens; Mikania scandens f. scandens; Mikania scandens scandens; Mikania scandens var. pubescens; Willoughbya scandens; Willoughbya scandens var. normalis; Willoughbya scandens var. pubescens; Willoughbya scandens var. scandens Mikania scandens is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae. Its common names include climbing hempvine, climbing hempweed, and louse-plaster. It is native to the eastern and central United States, its distribution extending into Tamaulipas in Mexico. Reports of its presence in Ontario in Canada are erroneous. It is an introduced and invasive species on many Pacific Islands and in parts of southern Asia. |
| Bloom Period [1] | Summer | | Drought Tolerance [1] | Low | | Fire Tolerance [1] | None | | Frost Free Days [1] | 3 months 20 days | | Fruit/Seed Abundance [1] | High | | Fruit/Seed Begin [1] | Summer | | Fruit/Seed End [1] | Fall | | Growth Form [1] | Single Crown | | Growth Period [1] | Summer | | Growth Rate [1] | Rapid | | Leaf Type [1] | Deciduous | | Lifespan [1] | Perennial | | Propagation [1] | Bare Root, Container, Seed | | Root Depth [1] | 16 inches (41 cm) | | Seed Spread Rate [1] | Moderate | | Seed Vigor [1] | High | | Shape/Orientation [1] | Climbing | | Structure [2] | Herb | | Vegetative Spread Rate [1] | None |  | | Flower Color [1] | White | | Foliage Color [1] | Green | | Fruit Color [1] | Blue | | | Fall Conspicuous [1] | Yes | | Flower Conspicuous [1] | Yes | | Fruit Conspicuous [1] | Yes | | | Height [1] | 12 inches (0.3 m) | | | Hardiness Zone Minimum [1] | USDA Zone: 3 Low Temperature: -40 F° (-40 C°) → -30 F° (-34.4 C°) | | Light Preference [1] | Mostly Shady | | Soil Acidity [1] | Neutral | | Soil Fertility [1] | Intermediate | | Water Use [1] | Moderate |
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IUCN Category |
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Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Assateague Island National Seashore |
II |
8621 |
Maryland, United States |
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Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
16363 |
Delaware, United States |
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Canaveral National Seashore |
II |
9090 |
Florida, United States |
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Cape Lookout National Seashore |
II |
18379 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Carolinian-South Atlantic Biosphere Reserve |
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310228 |
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, United States |
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Central Gulf Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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40530 |
United States |
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Colonial National Historic Park National Historical Park |
V |
9316 |
Virginia, United States |
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Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge |
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Puerto Rico, United States |
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Everglades and Dry Tortugas Biosphere Reserve |
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Florida, United States |
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Fire Island National Seashore |
V |
9433 |
New York, United States |
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Fort Caroline National Memorial |
III |
137 |
Florida, United States |
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Fort Pulaski National Monument |
V |
4213 |
Georgia, United States |
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Gateway National Recreation Area |
V |
1807 |
New Jersey, United States |
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George Washington Birthplace National Monument |
V |
435 |
Virginia, United States |
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George Washington Memorial Parkway |
V |
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Virginia, United States |
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Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
3161 |
New Jersey, United States |
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Gulf Island National Seashore |
II |
67487 |
Florida, Mississippi, United States |
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Hobcaw Barony (North Inlet) National Estuarine Research Reserve |
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7585 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site |
III |
861 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Horseshoe Bend National Military Park |
V |
1926 |
Alabama, United States |
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Little St. Simons Island |
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Georgia, United States |
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Moores Creek National Battlefield |
III |
100 |
North Carolina, United States |
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National Capital Region - East National Park |
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District of Columbia, United States |
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Oconee National Forest Botanical Reserve |
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306 |
Georgia, United States |
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Prince William Forest Park |
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19378 |
District of Columbia, United States |
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Richmond National Battlefield Park |
III |
1517 |
Virginia, United States |
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Shiloh National Military Park |
III |
4061 |
Tennessee, United States |
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South Atlantic Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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20317 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture ♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935 ♦ 3Cosmosoma myrodora (Dyar) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae), Diego Moscoso, Rodrigo Diaz, William A. Overholt, Biological Control Research and Containment Laboratory, University of Florida, May 2013 ♦ 4Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009 ♦ 5The Diet of the Capped Langur (Presbytis pileata) in a Moist Deciduous Forest in
Bangladesh, Craig B. Stanford, International Journal of Primatology, Vol. 12, No. 3, 1991 |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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