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Humulus scandens (Japanese hop)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Humulus japonicus (Japanese hop, synonym H. scandens) is an ornamental plant in the Cannabaceae family. Originally found in temperate parts of Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Russia) and the tropical environment of Vietnam, Humulus japonicus was imported to the North America in the 1800s for use in an Asian tonic and as an ornamental plant. Since its arrival in North America, Japanese hop has been very successful in spreading in North America. It has a wide distribution and can be found throughout the Northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada. It is considered an invasive species in North America. The composition and chemistry of the oils found in Humulus japonicus differs from its relative the common hop, Humulus lupulus. As a result, the Japanese hop is not used in the production of bee
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Dioecious
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Wind
Scent [2]  The flowers cast a pleasing scent.
Structure [2]  Vine
Height [2]  20 feet (6 m)
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Protected Areas

Predators

Cosmopterix zieglerella[3]
Grapholita tristriatana (Eurasian Hemp Moth)[3]
Phorodon humuli (hop aphid)[4]
Polygonia c-aureum (Asian Comma)[3]
Polygonia interrogationis (Questionmark anglewing)[3]

Citations

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1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
3HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
4Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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