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Read more about Climbing Hempweed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Mikania scandens
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Mikania scandens
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-35-001:
Mikania scandens
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
COMMON NAME:
Climbing Hempweed
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JK Marlow jkm120728_072
July Abbeville County SC
Parson's Mountain Recreation Area
Nutlets in tight clusters, topped with whitish barbed [pappus] bristles, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
JK Marlow jkm120729_095
July Spartanburg County SC
Leaves cordate at base with wide sinuses, 2 lateral veins prominent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
COMPARE
palmately veined leaves of vines
Patrick D. McMillan pdmmscandens_212
August-September
Heads at the tips of long stalks (longer than leaves) from leaf axils, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
JK Marlow jkm140909_525527
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Compare the pinnately veined leaf of Fallopia (bottom right).
JK Marlow jkm140909_537b
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Numerous heads, each with 4 disc flowers, in small rounded clusters, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
JK Marlow jkm140909_537c
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Each head has 4 acuminate, nearly smooth, involucral bracts, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.