Mikania scandens

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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

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire 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

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

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.