Scientific name: Anthophyta: Dicotyledonae: Urticales: Cannabinaceae: Humulus japonicus
Common Name: Japanese Hops
Country: USA
State/District: DC
County: n/a
Date: 28 April 2001
Photographer: E. M. Barrows
Identifier: E. M. Barrows
Collector: not applicable
Location: Georgetown University
Keywords: forb green flowers Japanese Hops light perennial yellow flowers vine Additional Information: This species is native to Japan.
It escapes from gardens in the U.S. and can choke out native species.
People use Common Hops (Humulus lupulus, native to Europe and U.S., in beer.
Figure 1.
A seedling.
Brown, M. L. and R. G. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous Plants of Maryland. Port City Press, MD. 1127 pp. Page 338.
Fernald, M. L. 1950. Gray's Manual of Botany. Eight Edition. American Book Company, New York, NY. 1632 pp. Page 556.
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