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Humulus lupulus

Common hop
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Cannabaceae
Genus: Humulus
Species:
H. lupulus
Binomial name
Humulus lupulus
Synonyms[1]
  • Humulus cordifolius Miq.
  • Humulus volubilis Salisb. nom. illeg.
  • Humulus vulgaris Gilib.
  • Lupulus amarus Gilib.
  • Lupulus communis Gaertn.
  • Lupulus humulus Mill.
  • Lupulus scandens Lam. nom. illeg.
male inflorescences

Humulus lupulus, the common hop or hops, is a species of flowering plant in the hemp family, Cannabaceae. It is a perennial, herbaceous climbing plant which sends up new shoots in early spring and dies back to a cold-hardy rhizome in autumn.[2] It is dioecious (having separate male and female plants) and native to West Asia, Europe and North America.

As the female cone-shaped flowers (hops) are used to preserve and flavor beer, the species is widely cultivated for the brewing industry.[2]

  1. ^ "Humulus lupulus L.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 February 2016 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  2. ^ a b Sewalish, Andrew. "Habitat & Adaptation". Humulus lupulus profile. Retrieved 2017-04-13.

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