Quercus

Heartleaf Climbing Hempweed; Heartleaved Climbing Hempweed; Heart Leaf Climbing Hempweed; Heart Leaved Climbing Hempweed; Heartleaf Climbing Hemp Weed; Heartleaved Climbing Hemp Weed; Heart Leaf Climbing Hemp Weed; Heart Leaved Climbing Hemp Weed

Mikania cordifolia

Native status unresolved in Georgia

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

11CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

Genus host records with ranges including GA · Mikania

  • Calephelis virginiensisNorthern Metalmark
  • Condica confederataThe Confederate
  • Condica cupentiaSplotched Groundling
  • Cosmosoma myrodoraScarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth
  • Digrammia continuataCurve-Lined Angle
  • Estigmene acreaSalt Marsh Moth, Acrea Moth
  • Glaphyria basiflavalisBasal-Dash Glaphyria Moth
  • Herpetogramma bipunctalisSouthern Beet Webworm, Two-Spotted Herpetogramma
  • Omiodes indicataBean-Leaf Webworm Moth
  • Synchlora frondariaSouthern Emerald
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  • Adaina bipunctatus
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
ASTERACEAE

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

Georgia rankNot available
Global rankNot available
GA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source

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