Cultivated for the brewing industry, this plant is capable of naturalising itself easily in our hedgerows. H. lupulus is extremely common in the South and Central England where the brewing industry was very strong but sites become more scattered in the North of England and Scotland. The distribution in Ireland is surprisingly thin.

Near Monmouth 6th September 2005

Added on November 2nd 2005, updated 11th April 2009, updated 7th April 2010, updated 9th February 2014