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Mikania scandens

Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.

Climbing Hempvine, Climbing Hempweed

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Mikania angulosa, Mikania batatifolia, Mikania scandens var. pubescens, Willoughbya heterophylla

USDA Symbol: misc

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

Twining vine with flat-topped clusters of white or pinkish flower heads rising from the leaf axils.

This species forms a sizable growth over other plants in moist woods and thickets. Its flower resembles that of Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum). Two similar Hemp Vines (M. batatifolia; M. cordifolia) are found in Florida.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Vine
Size Notes: Stems twining, up to about 50 feet long.
Leaf: Green
Fruit: Blue. Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IL , IN , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MO , MS , NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , VA
Native Distribution: Southern Ontario; New England south to Florida; west to Texas.
Native Habitat: Stream banks, moist thickets, swamps.

Growing Conditions

Water Use: Medium
Light Requirement: Shade
Soil Moisture: Wet
CaCO3 Tolerance: Low
Soil Description: Clay, Loam

Benefit

Conspicuous Flowers: yes

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACW				FACW	FACW	FAC*	OBL	OBL

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

Crosby Arboretum - Picayune, MS
Nueces River Authority - Uvalde, TX
NPSOT - Williamson County Chapter - Georgetown, TX

Herbarium Specimen(s)

NPSOT 0965 Collected Oct 5, 1994 in Bexar County by Harry Cliffe

1 specimen(s) available in the Digital Herbarium

Wildflower Center Seed Bank

LBJWC-MM-792 Collected 2006-10-30 in Hays County by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

1 collection(s) available in the Wildflower Center Seed Bank

Bibliography

Bibref 328 - Wildflowers of Texas (2003) Ajilvsgi, Geyata.

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Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Research Literature

Reslit 87 - Afterripening pattern during cold stratification of achenes of ten perennial Asteraceae from eastern North America, and evolutionary implication (1993) C. C. Baskin, J. M. Baskin and M. A. Leck
Reslit 2705 - Avoidance mechanism in plants against automobile exhaust pollution (1985) R. K. Sarkar
Reslit 2706 - A re-examination of Mikania Willd.(Compositae) in Florida (1981) C. E. Nauman
Reslit 2707 - Acclimatization to flooding of the herbaceous vine, Mikania scandens (1993) M. Moon, M. R. Rattray, F. E. Putz, G. Bowes
Reslit 2708 - Systematic value of seedling morphology in some Indian Asteraceae (1996) J. Ahammed, N. Paria
Reslit 2709 - The role of the soil seed bank in freshwater marl prairie plant community restoration: Big Cypress Basin, Florida, USA (2007) C. R. Adams, N. M. Steigerwalt, M. E. Kane
Reslit 2711 - Macrophyte species changes in the everglades: Examination along a eutrophication gradient (1999) P. Vaithiyanathan, C. J. Richardson

This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources

USDA: Find Mikania scandens in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Mikania scandens in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Mikania scandens

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-30
Research By: TWC Staff

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