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Midwestern Hops

Humulus lupulus var. pubescens

In the Carolinas and Georgia, found in disturbed areas, particularly in rich, alluvial soils. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Carolinas & Georgia edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Native to Arkansas. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 65%

Light
Partial shade, Full shade, Full sun
Soil moisture
Dry to moist
Will it fit your yard?

Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial
Bloom
July to August
Fruiting season
September to October

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Leaves

Recorded in 4 Arkansas counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.

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Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

18CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AR

Genus host records with ranges including AR · Humulus

  • Polygonia interrogationisQuestion Mark
  • Actias lunaLuna Moth
  • Automeris ioIo Moth
  • Erannis tiliariaLinden Looper Moth, Western Winter Moth, Lime Looper
  • Eudryas grataBeautiful Wood-Nymph
  • Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
  • Hypena humuliHop Snout Moth, Hop Vine Snout, Hop Looper
  • Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
  • Iridopsis humariaSmall Purplish Gray
  • Melanchra pictaPainted Arches, Zebra Caterpillar Moth
Show all 18
  • Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
  • Nymphalis antiopaMourning Cloak
  • Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
  • Papilio cresphontesEastern Giant Swallowtail
  • Papilio glaucusEastern Tiger Swallowtail
  • Polygonia commaEastern Comma
  • Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
  • Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
0BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Cannabaceae
Flower color
White or yellow
Fruit begins
September
Fruit ends
October
Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Humulus lupulus var. pubescens

Conservation status

Arkansas rankS1S2
Global rankG5T4? [G4?]
AR statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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