Humulus lupulus var.
cordifolius is a vine perennial that grows on dry grounds.
It has downward hairs and hooked prickle stems and leaves. The
leaves are of opposite phyllotaxis, in an orbicular-ovate shape,
occasionally cleft in three, 5-12cm long, with coarse serrations on
margins. They are dioecious: male flowers, light yellow, set
themselves many in panicles, and female ones are spherical
spike-like orbicular-ovate. Two flowers each are inside bracts.
Bloom time: August-September. |