Eupatorium compositifolium

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

Common name: coastal dog-fennel, yankeeweed

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: none[1]

Varieties: none[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

E. compositifolium occurs in dry, open areas of natural communities such as pine flatwoods, pine-palmetto flatwoods, turkey oak-longleaf pine sand ridges, and sand scrubs. It can also be found in old fields, slash pine plantations, and along roadsides and railroads. E. compositifolium grows in well drained sandy clay and loamy sand.[2]

Associated species of E. compositifolium include Eupatorium capillifolium, Eupatorium semiserratum, Quercus incana, and Pinus taeda.[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, Wilson Baker, William B. Fox, J. P. Gillespie, R. K. Godfrey, Richard D. Houk, Holly Maurushat, and Richard S. Mitchell. States and counties: Florida: Alachua, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Hamilton, Jackson, Leon, Marion, Putnam, Wakulla, and Walton.