Humulus lupulus

Humulus lupulus, the common hop or hops, is a <a href="/facts/Species/oDg6b96r">species</a> of <a href="/facts/Flowering_plant/E5eGYIvY">flowering plant</a> in the hemp family, <a href="/facts/Cannabaceae/DYEfetvL">Cannabaceae</a>. It is a <a href="/facts/Perennial/MQ3NvAUW">perennial</a>, herbaceous <a href="/facts/Climbing_plant/3nVRIAws">climbing plant</a> which sends up new shoots in early spring and dies back to a cold-hardy <a href="/facts/Rhizome/wWDKJrSf">rhizome</a> in autumn. It is <a href="/facts/Dioecious/jwMHLkuM">dioecious</a> (having separate male and female plants) and native to <a href="/facts/West_Asia/xXM15vIz">West Asia</a>, <a href="/facts/Europe/DTAtrKfh">Europe</a> and <a href="/facts/North_America/djNjCQIl">North America</a>.
As the female cone-shaped flowers (<a href="/facts/Hops/mBRf6xGx">hops</a>) are used to preserve and flavor <a href="/facts/Beer/t7qAGDfj">beer</a>, the species is widely cultivated for the <a href="/facts/Brewing_industry/t7qAGDfj">brewing industry</a>.

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Humulus lupulus