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The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Mikania scandens'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
 
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Mikania scandens'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
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Vespidae:  ''Pachodynerus nasidens, Parancistrocerus fulvipes rufovestris, P. salcularis rufulus''
 
Vespidae:  ''Pachodynerus nasidens, Parancistrocerus fulvipes rufovestris, P. salcularis rufulus''
  
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==Conservation and Management==
 
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Revision as of 07:53, 23 March 2016

Mikania scandens
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Mikania
Species: M. scandens
Binomial name
Mikania scandens
(L.) Willd.
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Natural range of Mikania scandens from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: climbing hempvine

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: Mikania scandens var. pubescens (Nuttall) Torrey & A. Gray; M. scandens var. scandens

Description

A description of Mikania scandens is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Mikania scandens at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Vespidae: Pachodynerus nasidens, Parancistrocerus fulvipes rufovestris, P. salcularis rufulus


Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.