Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.

Climbing Hempweed, Climbing Hempvine

Synonyms: Eupatorium scandens, Willoughbya scandens

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Asteraceae

Genus: Mikania

Species: Mikania scandens

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
ME - State Extirpated
NH - State Endangered

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: OBL

PHOTOS OF Mikania scandens