Native Plants
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Mikania scandens
Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.
Climbing Hempvine, Climbing Hempweed
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
USDA Symbol: MISCUSDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (I)
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Specimen & Label Data
Mikania scandens
Climbing Hempweed
Asteraceae
Location: NE of low-water crossing of Salado Creek at road from Main Base of Ft Sam Houston to Pershing Firing Range, San Antonio.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Full sun; damp, alluvial soil, often flooded.
Description: Perennial twining vine. Leaves opposite; blades elongate-deltoid, acute, 33-10 cm long, marginally undulate, bases sometimes cordate. Heads in corymbiform aggregations at end of branches. Ray flowers absent. Disk flowers 4/head, perfect, fertile. Achenes short-columnar, 5-ribbed, pappus persists.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Oct 5, 1994
Specimen number: 683
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0965
Accession Date: Nov 22, 1994
Accession Number: 76
Annotations: SXFXB (In fruit)