Hops
Humulus
Humulus, hop, is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae. The hop is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Hops are the female flowers (seed cones, strobiles) of the hop species H. lupulus; as a main flavor ingredient in beer, H. lupulus is widely cultivated for use by the brewing industry.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Humulus lupulus
complexHumulus lupulus
Japanese Hops
speciesHumulus scandens
Chinese Hops
speciesHumulus yunnanensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1486 · p.168
Book of Herbs
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1546 · p.649
Herbarius
1485 · p.168
Garden of Health
1507 · p.199
The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs
1532 · p.179
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.884
Compendium of Materia Medica
李時珍 · 1596 · p.58
Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms: Herbs and Trees, Volume 5
王圻, 王思義 · 1609 · p.18
Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 21)
吳其濬 · 1848 · p.134
Complete Treatise on Agricultural Administration
Xu Guangqi · 1909 · p.646
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 53782.