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Mikania millei, known as poroto angu, is a climbing or vining member of the daisy family found only in Ecuador, growing in high-elevation grasslands. It is rarely grown in cultivation, so care advice below is general and tentative.
Mikania millei, the poroto angu, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-elevation grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mikania millei by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
