Mikania Micrantha Is A Tropical Plant In The Family Asteraceae Known As Bitter Vine, Climbing Hemp Vine, Or American Rope. It Is Also Sometimes Called Mile-A-Minute Vine (A Moniker Also Used For The Unrelated Persicaria Perfoliata). It Is A Vigorously Growing Perennial Creeper That Grows Best In Areas In High Humidity, Light And Soil Fertility, Though It Can Adapt In Less Fertile Soils. The Featherlike Seeds Are Dispersed By Wind. A Single Stalk Can Produce Between 20 And 40 Thousand Seeds A Season.the Species Is Native To The Sub-Tropical Zones Of North, Central, And South America

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mikania micrantha tropical plant family asteraceae bitter vine climbing hemp american rope called mile-a-minute vine1 moniker used unrelated persicaria perfoliata japani lota assam vigorously growing perennial creeper grows areas high humidity light soil fertility though adapt fertile soils featherlike seeds dispersed wind single stalk produce season 2the species native sub-tropical zones north central south america