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mile-a-minute USDA PLANTS Symbol: MIMI5
USDA ARS GRIN: 316383
ITIS: 36046
NAPIS: PBFCLBC
Mikania micrantha Kunth
Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Asterales: Asteraceae
Synonym(s): bittervine, Chinese creeper, kwalo koburu, liane americaine, mile-a-minute, ovaova, wa mbosuvu

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Seed(s); achenes 1.5-2(3) mm in length, black, glabrous, 4- to 5- ribbed, surface sparingly glandular, persistent pappus of 32-38 barbellate, capillary bristles 2-3 mm long
USDA APHIS PPQ Archive, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Julia Scher, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Julia Scher, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Julia Scher, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org
Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

Taxonomic References:

  • USDA, NRCS. 2001. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.1, National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

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