Humulus japonicus

Family:CANNABACEAE
Species:Humulus japonicus Siebold & Zucc.
Common Name:Japanese Hops
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:HUJA
Plant Notes:Japanese Hops is an introduced annual vine in the Hemp family (Cannabaceae). It is native to East Asia. In Alabama it can be found in the northern third of the state. Japanese Hops occurs along rivers and streams, along railroad tracks, near old home sites, and in other moist, disturbed habitats. It is an annual with a tap root. Stems are twining or sprawling, green or purple streaked, 4-angeld, and armed with stiff 2-branched stalked hairs that aid in climbing. Stems can reach lengths of 35 feet. Leaves are opposite, petiolate, palmately 5-9 lobed, pubescent with stiff hairs on the upper surface and along the veins on the lower surface, and with serrate margins. The petiole is usually longer than the blade and pubescent with prickly hairs. Flowers are produced in the axils of the leaves. Male and female flowers occur on separate plants (dioecious). Female flowers occur in cone-shaped clusters that hang down and male flowers occur in upright panicles. The female inflorescence consists of several overlapping bracts that are green or purplish in color, pubescent, with densely hairy margins. A pair of inconspicuous female flowers without petals is located at the base of each bract. Male flowers consist of 5 greenish or purplish sepals, no petals, and 5 anthers. The fruit is an ovoid, yellow-brown achene. Japanese Hops is a larval food source for Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus), Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma), Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis), and Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) butterflies. Japanese Hops is listed as an invasive species in the United States.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyCANNABACEAE - Hemp family
Genus Humulus
Species Humulus japonicus Siebold & Zucc. - Japanese Hops

Citation

Citation Humulus japonicus Siebold & Zuccarini, Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 4(3): 213. 1846.
Basionym: **
Type: **

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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Calhoun, Cullman, Jefferson, Marshall, Shelby, Talladega

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
JSU116080 Calhoun 24 Aug 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11972
JSU
Humulus japonicus Siebold & Zuccarini
JSU116143 Marshall 30 Aug 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2789
JSU
Humulus japonicus Siebold & Zuccarini
JSU116147 Calhoun 6 May 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
317
JSU
Humulus japonicus Siebold & Zuccarini
JSU116144 Shelby 23 Sep 2000 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10932
JSU
Humulus japonicus Siebold & Zuccarini
JSU116142 Calhoun 30 Jul 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
863
JSU
Humulus japonicus Siebold & Zuccarini
TROY000035189 Jefferson 27 Aug 2011 Davenport, Lawrence J.
4829
TROY
Humulus japonicus Siebold & Zuccarini
JSU116141 Calhoun 17 Aug 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
1015
JSU
Humulus japonicus Siebold & Zuccarini
UNA00031056 Cullman s.d. Mohr, Mary
s.n.
UNA
Humulus japonicus Sieb. & Zucc.
ALNHS00007404 Calhoun 05 AUG 2021 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#5578
ALNHS
Humulus japonicus Sieb. & Zucc.
SAMF0002154 Jefferson 27 Aug 2011 Davenport, Lawrence J.
4829
SAMF
Humulus japonicus Siebold & Zuccarini
UNA00059449 Shelby 23 Sep 2000 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10932
UNA
Humulus japonicus Sieb. & Zucc.
UNA00072929 Jefferson 27 Aug 2011 Davenport, Lawrence J.
4829
UNA
Humulus japonicus Sieb. & Zucc.
AMAL00006208 Calhoun 31 Jul 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11497
AMAL
Humulus japonicus Siebold & Zuccarini
AUA_ACC_72940 Jefferson 27 Aug 2011 Davenport, L.J.
4829
AUA
Humulus Japonicus Sieb. & Zucc.
AUA_ACC_63929 Calhoun 18 Sep 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12051
AUA
Humulus Japonicus Sieb. & Zucc.
AMAL00008520 Calhoun 18 Sep 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12051
AMAL
Humulus japonicus Siebold & Zuccarini
AMAL00022315 Jefferson 27 Aug 2011 Davenport, Lawrence J.
4829
AMAL
Humulus japonicus Siebold & Zuccarini
UWAL0050551 Talladega 21 Aug 2018 Spaulding, Daniel D.
15608
UWAL
Humulus japonicus Sieb. & Zucc.
UNA00059300 Calhoun 31 Jul 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11497
UNA
Humulus japonicus Sieb. & Zucc.
ALNHS00007403 Calhoun 05 AUG 2021 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#5578
ALNHS
Humulus japonicus Sieb. & Zucc.
TROY000051648 Jefferson 13 Sep 2020 Diamond, Alvin R.
29447
TROY
Humulus japonicus Siebold & Zuccarini
ALNHS00004021 Calhoun 17 Aug 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2364
ALNHS
Humulus japonicus Sieb. & Zucc.
UWAL0008739 Jefferson 27 Aug 2011 Davenport, L.J.
4829
UWAL
Humulus japonicus Siebold & Zuccarini
UNA00063067 Calhoun 18 Sep 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12051
UNA
Humulus japonicus Sieb. & Zucc.
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