Mikania scandens

Characteristics
Dicots
ASTERACEAE
Mikania
Mikania scandens (L.)Willd.
CLIMBING HEMPVINE
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Mikania scandens was considered nearly endemic to the southern and eastern USA by Holmes (1981), with only rare occurrences in New Providence, Bahamas and Matamoras, Mexico.
Native FACW+ (NWPL) T (WAP)
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Classification
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ASTERALES
Mikania
Mikania scandens (L.)Willd. - CLIMBING HEMPVINE
Citation
MIKANIA SCANDENS (Linnaeus) Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 3: 1743. 1803.
Eupatorium scandens Linnaeus 1753.
VIRGINIA: Without data (lectotype: LINN 978.2). Lectotypified by W. C. Holms, Sida Bot. Misc. 5: 34. 1990.
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Species Distribution Map
Plant Photos
Mikania scandens - 300
Mikania scandens - Virginia Ducey
Mikania scandens - 270
Mikania scandens - Shirley Denton
Mikania scandens - 25
Mikania scandens - Betty Wargo
Mikania scandens - 25
Mikania scandens - Betty Wargo
Mikania scandens - 159
Mikania scandens - Keith Bradley
Mikania scandens - 200
Mikania scandens - Matthew Merritt
Mikania scandens - 200
Mikania scandens - Matthew Merritt
Mikania scandens - 200
Mikania scandens - Matthew Merritt
Mikania scandens - 31
Mikania scandens - Bob Bierman
Mikania scandens - 270
Mikania scandens - Shirley Denton