Humulus pubescens (E. Small) Tembrock. Common name: Midwestern Hops. Phenology: Jul-Aug; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Disturbed areas, particularly in rich, alluvial soils. Distribution: NY and PA south to NC and ne. GA and west to MN, NE, KA, and AR. While native in North America, the native distribution is obscure; it is not clear whether the few occurrences east of the Blue Ridge (including those in NC and VA) are native, or adventive from farther west.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, POWO, Tembrock, McAleer, & Gilligan (2016); = Humulus lupulus L. var. pubescens E.Small — Ar, C, FNA3, GrPl, Il, NS, NY, Pa, Small (1978); < Humulus lupulus L. — F, G, RAB, S, S13, Va, W. Basionym: Humulus lupulus L. var. pubescens E.Small 1978
Links to other floras: = Humulus lupulus var. pubescens - FNA3
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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