Contains 3 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
MIKANIA Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 3: 1481, 1742. 1803, nom. cons. vs. Mikania F. W. Schmidt 1795.
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TYPE: Mikania scandens (Linnaeus) Willdenow, typ. cons. (Eupatorium scandens Linnaeus)
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mikania cordifolia | FLORIDA KEYS HEMPVINE | Native FACW (NWPL) T (WAP) | |
| Mikania micrantha | MILE-A-MINUTE | Not Native FACW (NWPL) Y | |
| Mikania scandens | CLIMBING HEMPVINE | Native FACW+ (NWPL) T (WAP) |
[Family identification key]
1. Stems 6-angled, gray-tomentulose to tomentose; inflorescence heads 7–10 mm long; phyllaries 6–8 mm; corolla lobes linear to linear-deltate, subequal to longer than the upper dilated corolla throat; cypselae 3–4 mm
1. Stems terete to 6-angled, glabrate to densely pilose; inflorescence heads 4–7 mm long; phyllaries 3–6 mm; corolla lobes triangular to deltate, ca. ½ the length of the upper dilated corolla throat; cypselae 1.5–2.2 mm
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2. Pseudostipule of several linear to deltate lobes basally connate into a membranous flap, the basal unlobed portion somewhat subequal to the lobe length (pseudostipules withered on older nodes); inflorescence branches glabrous to glabrate; phyllaries 3-3.5 mm long, glabrous to glabrate; corolla white, 2.5-3 mm long;
2. Pseudostipule a low ridge with narrowly awl-shaped projections, the projections not basally connate or only scarcely so (pseudostipules withered on older nodes); inflorescence branches glabrate to pubescent; phyllaries (3-)3.5-6 mm long, glabrous to pubescent; corolla white to pinkish, 3.5-4 mm long