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| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Mikania scandens'' from USDA NRCS [http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=MISC Plants Database].
 
| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Mikania scandens'' from USDA NRCS [http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=MISC Plants Database].
 
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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''
 
 
==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].
 
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==

Revision as of 15:39, 23 August 2016

Mikania scandens
Mika scan.jpg
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.
Mika scan dist.jpg
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: [1]

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

Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

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