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Humulus lupulus var. lupuloides

Humulus lupulus L. var. lupuloides E. Small

Common Hop

Cannabaceae (Hemp Family)

Synonym(s): Humulus americanus, Humulus lupulus ssp. americanus

USDA Symbol: HULUL

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Vine
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Stems climbing, up to about 20 feet long.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Purple

Distribution

USA: CT , DE , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , UT , VA , VT , WI , WV , WY
Canada: AB , MB , NB , NL , NS , ON , PE , QC , SK

Benefit

Use Food: EDIBLE PARTS: Extracts of fruit bracts used to flavour beer. (Poisonous Plants of N.C.)
Warning: POISONOUS PARTS: Leaves, flowers, pollen. Skin irritation upon contact. Toxic principle: Volative oils and bitter acids. (Poisonous Plants of N.C.)
Attracts: Butterflies
Larval Host: Question Mark, Red Admiral

Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA)

Question Mark
(Polygonia interrogationis)

Larval Host

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Red Admiral
(Vanessa atalanta)

Larval Host

Learn more at BAMONA

Bibliography

Bibref 1186 - Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America (2005) Covell, C.V., Jr.
Bibref 1185 - Field Guide to Western Butterflies (Peterson Field Guides) (1999) Opler, P.A. and A.B. Wright

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Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Humulus lupulus var. lupuloides in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Humulus lupulus var. lupuloides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Humulus lupulus var. lupuloides

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-01-10
Research By: TWC Staff

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