Eupatorium capillifolium

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Eupatorium capillifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Eupatorium
Species: E. capillifolium
Binomial name
Eupatorium capillifolium
(Lamarck) Small
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Natural range of Eupatorium capillifolium from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: dogfennel, common dog-fennel, yankeeweed, cypressweed

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: E. capillifolium var. capillifolium[1]

Varieties: none[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

E. capillifolium occurs in swampy woodlands, pine flatwoods, beach dunes, marshes, river banks, and dry lakebeds. It grows in sand or loamy sand in open, wet conditions. E. capillifolium can also be found in disturbed soil along roadsides and forest edges.[2]

Associated species of E. capillifolium include Eupatorium perfoliatum, Quercus virginiana, and Serenoa repens.[2]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, K. Craddock Burks, A. F. Clewell, J. P. Gillespie, R. K. Godfrey, David Hall, Holly Maurushat, Richard S. Mitchell, Neal Morar, J. D. Lazor, R. L. Lazor, and Gary Schultz. States and counties: Florida: Charlotte, Franklin, Jefferson, Lake, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Okaloosa, Putnam, Taylor, Wakulla, and Walton.