Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Mikania cordifolia
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Mikania cordifolia
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
COMMON NAME:
Heartleaf Climbing Hempweed
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Quite similar to M. scandens but phyllaries are obtuse or broadly acute, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Mikania cordifolia
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Mikania cordifolia
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
2700
Herbaceous vine
Perennial
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Habitat: Bottomland hardwood forests, mesic hammocks near the coast, margins of tidal marshes, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Disc: Whitish/Lilac/Light pink
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Achene
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