- Aquatic Plant Profiles
- Plant Material Terminology
- Alligatorweed
- Arrow Arum
- Asian Spiderwort / Dayflower
- Blue Flag Iris
- Blue Mistflower
- Broadleaf Arrowhead
- Bulltongue Arrowhead
- Bengal Tiger Canna
- Yellow King Humbert Canna
- Carolina Mosquito Fern
- Chinese Water Chestnut
- Climbing Hempvine
- Common Cattail
- Duckweed
- Dwarf Cattail
- Elderberry
- Elephant Ear "Illustris"
- Flamingo Willow
- Floating Pennywort
- Giant Bulrush
- Golden Canna
- Jointed Spikesedge
- Lanceleaf Frogfruit
- Lizard's Tail
- Long's Sedge
- Louisiana iris
- Maidencane
- Parrotfeather
- Pickerelweed
- Red Stemmed Thalia
- Silky Dogwood
- Soft Rush
- Smooth Beggartick
- Spikerush
- Stargrass
- Swamp Barnyardgrass
- Switchgrass
- Variegated Celery
- Virginia Sweetspire
- Water Hyacinth
- Water Lettuce
- Water Pennywort
- Waxmyrtle
- Black Willow
Climbing Hempvine
Mikania scandens
Family:
Asteraceae
Lifecycle:
Perennial
Native or Introduced:
Native
Nutrient Removal Rating:
Low
Wildlife Value:
Medium
Invasiveness:
Medium
Rooted or Floating:
Rooted
Site Requirements:
Full sun to part shade
Maximum Water Depth:
3 inches
Plant Description:
Climbing hempvine is a perennial vine that climbs by twining upward in a clockwise manner. Stems measure 9 feet or more in length at
maturity and are slightly 4-angled. Leaves are hairy and triangular in shape , petioles range from 1 to 4 inches in length.
Large flat headed flower clusters are produced atop tall shoots. Flowers are white to pink in color and are produced from July through October. The flower clusters remain until early winter.
Climbing hempvine is found in marshes, bogs, and other wet habitats.
Sources:
- Flora of North America (see link below)
- Radford, A.E., H.E. Ahles, and C.R. Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascual Flora of the Carolinas. The University of North Carolina Press.