Characteristics
Dicots
Mikania scandens (L.)Willd.
CLIMBING HEMPVINE
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Mikania scandens was considered nearly endemic to the southern and eastern USA by Holmes (1981), with only rare occurrences in New Providence, Bahamas and Matamoras, Mexico.
Native
FACW+ (NWPL)
T (WAP)
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Classification
Citation
MIKANIA SCANDENS (Linnaeus) Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 3: 1743. 1803.
Eupatorium scandens Linnaeus 1753.
VIRGINIA: Without data (lectotype: LINN 978.2). Lectotypified by W. C. Holms, Sida Bot. Misc. 5: 34. 1990.
Species Distribution Map
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