Bitter Vine (Mikania micrantha Kunth)
Also known as mile-a-minute, American rope, climbing hemp vine, climbing hempvine.
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
| Introduced |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.
↑Notes
We recommend against using the common name "climbing hempvine" because it is ambiguous and more frequently refers to climbing hempvine (Mikania scandens). We also recommend against using the name "mile-a-minute" because, although the two plants do not overlap in range, in North America it more frequently refers to Asiatic tearthumb (Persicaria perfoliata), and it can also refer to messina creeper (Ipomoea cairica), okie bean (Dipogon lignosus), and bukhara fleeceflower (Fallopia baldschuanica).
↑Links & External Resources
• Mikania micrantha (mile-a-minute) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Mile-a-Minute | iNaturalist (About This Site)
• Mikania micrantha (bitter vine) | CABI Invasive Species Compendium (About This Site)
• Mikania micrantha | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Mikania micrantha | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
