Mikania micrantha
American Rope, Chinese Creeper, Mile A Minute Weed, Bittervine
Other regional names: Mile A Minute
- Mile A Minute
Also known as: Eupatorium denticulatum Vahl +16 more
- Eupatorium denticulatum Vahl
- Eupatorium orinocense (Kunth) Gómez de la Maza, 1889
- Eupatorium orinocense (Kunth) M.Gómez
- Eupatorium orinocense subsp. tamoides (DC.) M.Gómez
- Eupatorium orinocense var. batatifolium M.Gómez
- Eupatorium orinocense var. orinocense
- Eupatorium orinocense var. tamoides M.Gómez
- Mikania batatifolia DC.
- Mikania cordata var. indica Kitam.
- Mikania deltoides Poepp. ex Spreng.
- Mikania denticulata (Vahl) Willd.
- Mikania glechomaefolia Sch.Bip. ex Baker, 1876
- Mikania glechomifolia Sch.Bip. ex Baker
- Mikania micrantha f. hirsuta (Hieron.) B.L.Rob.
- Mikania micrantha f. typica B.L.Rob.
- Mikania micrantha subsp. hirsuta (Hieron.) B.L.Rob.
- Mikania micrantha subsp. micrantha
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling subshrub.
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Mikania micrantha (commonly known as American rope or Chinese creeper) is a scrambling shrub within the Asteraceae family. It originates in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Assam, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, China Southeast, Christmas I., East Himalaya, Fiji, India, Laccadive Is., Malaya, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Niue, Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Vanuatu, West Himalaya