Mikania scandens

climbing hempvine

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Asteraceae

Region

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

States

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Virginia

Plant Type

Vine

Height

15 - 15ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

Pink, White

Fruit

; Blue

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Soil Texture

Clay, Loamy

Soil Moisture

Moist, Wet

Blooms

June - October

Fall Color

Habitat

swamps and moist thickets

Notes

vines herbaceous, not woody; OBL (possible browse/graze food source)

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The Native Plants Guide

Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

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