Humulus japonicus is a vine perennial on roadsides,
wastelands, etc. Stems or petioles have downward prickles and twine
around other plants, and leaves are opposite, 5-15cm long, cut in
5-7, and feel sandy with coarse hairs on surfaces. Dioecious: male
flowers, light green, set themselves in big conical inflorescences,
and female ones, covered with bracts, put themselves in spikes.
Bloom time: August-October. |