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Asteraceae
Mikania

not marked as a favorite taxon Mikania cordifolia (Linnaeus f.) Willdenow. Common name: Heartleaf Climbing Hempweed. Phenology: Sep-Dec. Habitat: Bottomland hardwood forests, mesic hammocks near the coast, margins of tidal marshes. Distribution: Se. SC (Beaufort and Colleton counties) (P. McMillan, pers. comm. 2005), e. GA (Bryan & Camden counties) (Carter, Baker, & Morris 2009), south to s. FL, west to s. LA; West Indies, Mexico, Central America, South America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl7, FNA21, K4, Mex, S, SE1, WH3, WI, Holmes (1981), Nauman (1981); = n/a — RAB; = Willoughbya halei Small; Cacalia cordifolia Linnaeus f. Basionym: Cacalia cordifolia L.f. 1781

Links to other floras: = Mikania cordifolia - FNA21

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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