Difference between revisions of "Mikania scandens"
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Common name: Climbing hempvine | Common name: Climbing hempvine | ||
==Taxonomic notes== | ==Taxonomic notes== | ||
Synonyms: ''Mikania scandens'' var. ''pubescens'' (Nuttall) Torrey & A. Gray; ''M. scandens'' var. ''scandens'' | Synonyms: ''Mikania scandens'' var. ''pubescens'' (Nuttall) Torrey & A. Gray; ''M. scandens'' var. ''scandens'' | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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A description of ''Mikania scandens'' is provided in [http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=220008598 The Flora of North America]. | A description of ''Mikania scandens'' is provided in [http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=220008598 The Flora of North America]. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
Revision as of 14:39, 23 August 2016
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| Photo by John R. Gwaltney, Southeastern Flora.com | |
| 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
Contents
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: [1]
Vespidae: Pachodynerus nasidens, Parancistrocerus fulvipes rufovestris, P. salcularis rufulus
Conservation and management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
Flower of Mikania scandens Photo by John R. Gwaltney, Southeastern Flora.com
Close flower view of Mikania scandens Photo by John R. Gwaltney, Southeastern Flora.com
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.
