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Species
Humulus lupulus [Humulus neomexicanus] [Humulus americanus]
Family
Cannabaceae
CommonName
hops, common hop
Presence
YES
Status
native
EarliestDate
1915
LatestDate
2020
Ecosystem
basin, shrubland, foothill, montane, ruderal
Geobotanical
Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos, UBasin, LBasin
Counties
Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache
Passes
Mosca
WildlifePreserves
Baca, Great Sand Dunes
Other Localities
La Botica
Comments
In the Watershed hops is of the neomexicanus variety, which is native to the USA Southwest. It is characteristically found on rocky road and creek embankments, but also in irrigated meadows and on river banks. There are no recorded occurrences yet in the Sawatch range or the Culebras. It is to be expected at least in the latter, judging from its common presence in the Rio Grande drainage of New Mexico. The species does not extend farther down the drainage into Texas. Note that there are quite a few herbarium vouchers from the Watershed labeled "Humulus americanus" or "Humulus lupulus subsp. americanus." These names are synonyms of Humulus lupulus var. lupuloides, a native USA variety distributed in the eastern part of the country.