I saw this tall hops (Humulus lupulus) in the herbal garden of the Huntington Library. It is native to Europe, southwestern Asia and North America. The plant is dioecious. It is grown commercially for harvest of female fruits which are used by breweries to preserve and flavor beer.
我在亨廷頓圖書館的草藥園看到這棵高大的啤酒花(蛇麻)。原產於歐洲、亞洲西南部和北美。它是雌雄異株的。它的商業價值主要是為了收成雌果來用於啤酒廠中，來保存和調味啤酒。
Photo Date: 2022.09.01 Location: The Huntington Library
Notes 筆記
- Hops or common hop (Humulus lupulus) is a species of perennial herbaceous plant in the hemp family, native to Europe, southwestern Asia and North America.
- Genus name comes from a Medieval name of the hop plant that has apparently been Latinized. Specific epithet means “small wolf”. The name refers to the plant’s tendency to strangle other plants, mainly osiers or basket willows (Salix viminalis), like a wolf does a sheep.
- The plant is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. The fragrant flowers are wind-pollinated. The staminate (male) flowers do not have petals, while the pistillate (female) flowers have petals enveloping the fruit. The female flower cones (or strobili) are known as hops. It is grown commercially for harvest of female fruits which are used by breweries to preserve and flavor beer. Strobiles are typically collected in September-October with the seeds dried for use in the manufacture of beer. Flowers emit a pine-like fragrance and are attractive to butterflies.
- ‘Centennial’ is a vigorous, climbing brewer’s hop with dark green, coarsely-lobed foliage and large, light green flower clusters (sometimes called cones). The vines can easily reach up to 20′ long. The flowers will emerge from early to mid-summer and are used to impart floral, citrus, and lightly bitter notes to beers and ales.
- Hops is an ornamental vine for growing on trellises, pergolas, arbors and porches. It can be incorporated into an herb garden. The chemical compounds found in it are the main components in flavoring and bittering beer. From the Chinese Baidu Encyclopedia, it shows it is used in the traditional medicine and the medical effects of this plant.
- 啤酒花(蛇麻)是大麻科多年生草本植物，原產於歐洲、亞洲西南部和北美。 別名蛇麻花、忽布、酵母花、啤酒花。
- 屬名來自中世紀名字已拉丁化的啤酒花植物。種小名是“小狼”的意思，這個名字指的是這種植物會扼殺其他植物如柳樹或蒿柳（Salix viminalis），就像狼扼殺羊一樣。
- 啤酒花(蛇麻)是雌雄異株的，雄花和雌花在不同的植物上。芬芳的花朵是藉風傳粉的。雄花沒有花瓣，而雌花有花瓣包裹著果實。雌花球果被稱為啤酒花。它的商業價值主要是能收成雌果來用於啤酒廠中，來保存和調味啤酒。通常在 9 月至 10 月收集球果，將其種子乾燥後用來製造啤酒。花會散發出松樹般的香氣，很吸引蝴蝶。
- ‘Centennial’ 是一種生長旺盛的攀緣啤酒花，有深綠色粗裂的葉子和大而淺綠色的花簇（有時稱為球果）。藤蔓可以長達 20 英尺。花從初夏到仲夏開花，可為啤酒和麥芽酒帶來花香、柑橘和微苦味。
- 啤酒花(蛇麻)是一種用於在格架、涼棚、喬木和門廊上的觀賞性藤本植物。可用於藥草園中。在這種植物中發現的要素是啤酒調味和使啤酒有苦味的主要成分。從中文百度百科可見古人取為藥材，並有一些藥效的資料。
References 參考資料
- Wikipedia: Humulus lupulus
- 維基百科: 蛇麻
- 百度百科: 啤酒花
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