Asteraceae

Climbing hempvine

Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Mikania

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Climbing hempvine (Mikania scandens) — FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

arz: ميكانيا يسكن
Chinese: 米甘草, 蔓泽兰
English: Climbing hempvine
German: Kletter-Mikanie

Synonyms

Eupatorium scandens L.
Mikania angulosa Raf.
Mikania menispermea DC.
Mikania pubescens Mublenb.
Mikania scandens subvar. mollis Chodat
Mikania scandens var. pilcomayensis Hassl.
Mikania scandens var. pubescens (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray
Mikania scandens var. scandens
Willoughbya scandens (L.) Kuntze
Willoughbya scandens var. scandens

Flowers

In flower: August to October (from 1,429 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mark Connolly, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: John Baur, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: michaeldueittjr, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Mark Connolly, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Maddy Graves, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Liz Horn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.