Asteraceae
Guaco
Mikania congesta
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Mikania
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Mikania congestaAsteraceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Guaco
Synonyms
- Mikania atriplicifolia Sch.Bip. ex Miq.
- Mikania micrantha f. congesta B.L.Rob.
- Mikania micrantha var. congesta (DC.) B.L.Rob.
- Mikania parkeriana DC.
- Mikania scandens f. scandens
- Mikania scandens subsp. scandens
- Mikania scandens var. angustifolia O.Hoffm.
- Mikania sieberiana DC.
- Mikania variabilis Gardner
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.