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Mikania oreophila is a twining climber in the daisy family, native to highland areas of southern Brazil. It needs a supporting structure to climb and a bright, mild site, as it is a little-studied species with few cultivation records.
Mikania oreophila is a plant species native to southern Brazil. It has been collected from highland areas in the States of Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, Santa Catarina and São Paulo from elevations up to 1300 m.
Mikania oreophila is a twining liana that climbs over other vegetation. Leaves are simple, opposite, with petioles up to 25 mm long; blades 3-lobed, up to 9 cm long, the terminal lobe three times as long as the two lateral lobes, all three narrowing to a sharp point at the tip. Flowering heads are in terminal or axillary panicles. Heads up to 8 mm tall, with no ray flowers and only 3-5 disc flowers.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mikania oreophila 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.
