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Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.
climbing hempvine

       
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Photo of Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.

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Synonyms:
Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.

  MIAN6 Mikania angulosa Raf.
  MIBA5 Mikania batatifolia auct. non DC.
  MISCP Mikania scandens (L.) Willd. var. pubescens (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray
  WIHE2 Willoughbya heterophylla Small
 

Distribution:
Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

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), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 10 species in Mikania
 

Classification:
Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Mikania Willd. – hempvine
Species Mikania scandens (L.) Willd. – climbing hempvine
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
climbing hempweed              Endangered
Maine:
climbing hempweed              Possibly Extirpated
Michigan:
mikania              Probably Extirpated
New Hampshire:
climbing hempweed              Threatened
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Hawaii:
climbing hempweed              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.

climbing hempweed

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Introduced Information:
Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,OBL FACW+ FACW+ OBL NO NO FACW+ NO NO NO NO NO NO FACU*
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36043.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.

Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk: Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

 
 
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