Humulus lupulus
New mexican hop Taxonomy
Synonyms: Humulus lupulus var. lupuloides Subspecific taxa: Classification:
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Species Distribution
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Absent: Not known from county Medium confidence: Medium or unknown confidence; often old records or unverifiable observations Medium-high confidence: Often observations by expert botanists High confidence: Often vouchered herbarium records Planted / introduced: Native species introduced outside historic range, or only in planted locations within county (e.g., restorations) Historic / extirpated: Only historic records for the species; likely extirpated (Note that this category is not yet functional) North American distribution maps for this species: FLNA;  USDA Plants;  BONAP;  BISON
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Species Status
Status/Listing: No Information Notes: Origin: Native
Species Description
General: Dicot-herb, perennial Roots: Shoots: opposite leaf arrangment; simple leaf type; lobed (pinnately), lobed (palmately) leaf margin; Other leaf venation; orbicular and peltate, hastate leaf shape Inflorescence: panicle, spike Flowers: unisexual, dioecious; 5 merous; incomplete, not petals, regular; hypogynous ovary position Fruit: achene Physiology: autotrophic Reproduction: sexual
Ecology & Natural History
Habitat: Species is distributed in fertile open and waste ground, fencerows; shaded thickets and wooded slopes on bluffs or at bluff bases, along railroads; flood plains; weedy semi-shade. ILPIN Notes: Hops from this species is used in brewing; aromatic glandular female gives bitter flavor to beer, and helps prevent decay from bacterial processes during fermentation; mulch; young shoots are cooked as vegetable; used in bread making (Medsger); also may cause dermatitis or hayfever (Stephens). Versus Humulus japonicus, this species has 3-lobed main leaves. One author says differences between North American and European plants are highly variable and not taxonomically significant. Species may have both natural and introduced components. Stephens, H.A. 1980. Poisonous Plants of the Central United States. Regent Press of Kansas. Lawrence, KA. 165 pp. Functional Relationships:
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