Leaf type: Ovate, oval, heart-shaped, pointed, lobed
Leaf margin: Serrated, toothed
Phyllotaxis: Opposite, alternate
Colour: Green
Life cycle: Perennial
Leaf (upper side)
Habitus & biology
The leaves of Humulus lupulus are pointedly ovate or lobed with three to seven lobes per leaf. The leaf edge is serrated to toothed.
Humulus lupulus grows climbing or creeping, the right-twining shoots are several meters long.
Distribution & habitates
The original distribution area is in Asia, Europe and North Africa. Humulus lupulus has also been introduced to other regions as a cultivated plant (source).
The pictures presented here may show cultivated forms as well as the wild type.
Hops can be found growing wild in forests and bushes. However, it also grows along roadsides and is used agriculturally or as an ornamental plant.
Botany
The common hop (hops) or simply hop (Humulus lupulus) is a member of the Cannabaceae family.
